Four-Four-Two by Dean Hughes Study & Annotation Guide Chapter 1-4

What did Shig say Yuki's father should get rid of?

All his Japanese stuff.

What is an executive order 9066?

All the Japanese in the west had to sign up for the war.

When Yuki talks about the Japanese students now all sitting together at the same table, what does he call it? What type of figurative language is this?

An island, metaphor

When does chapter 2 start?

April 1943

Why did they assume Mr. Nakahara was dangerous?

Because he had a close connection with the people in Japan.

Why do you think the FBI agent does not want to speak to Mrs.Nakahara?

Because she is not as Japanese as he is.

How did the agents behave toward the family? What were some of the words they used?

Chauvinist, slant eyed japs

What mood do you think Dean Hughes is setting during the scene(beginning when Yuki's dad gets arrested)? How is he setting the mood?

Chauvist, by making Yuki/'s dad get arrested for living in Japan for part of his life.

His friend warned Yuki that they were rounding up. . .

Community Leaders

What did the FBI agents take from the Nakahara's house?

Copies of news papers Nakahara published, a ceremonial service, paper lanterns, binoculars and flashlights, letters written in Japanese, and a Budha statue.

When does the story start in Chapter 1?

December 1941

Who is Hirohito?

Emperor of Japan

Define Issei.

First generation Japanese immigrants.

What type of figurative language does Dean Hughes use at the end of chapter 1?

Foreshadow

Describe the gift that Yuki possessed that helped him when dealing with white people?

Go out of his way to chat with people about the weather or sports.

What was different about Yuki as they drove away?

He didn't think he was grown up or ready to prove himself.

What were some reasons Shig was uncertain about enlisting?

He didn't think it would show that he was American.

Why did Yuki think he really needed to enlist?

He doesn't want to end up like his dad.

How did Yuki dismiss Shig's comparison?

He started joking around talking about how "smooth" he was gonna be in the war.

Why does Yuki start to remove his shoes and why do you think the FBI agent tell him to leave them on?

He took off his shoes so he could go inside. The FBI told him to leave them on because he didn't want the kid to go inside.

Yuki's father and mother did not want him to enlist. Name three reasons Yuki gave to help him make this decision.

He wanted to bring honor to his family. He wanted to show the Japanese are Americans too. For his father.

Why did Yuki dislike the man who came to his house even though he'd never met him?

His hair was slick back and his shirt collar was stiff and bright white like he was a official.

What comparison did Shig draw between Hitler and the US?

Hitler is rounding up jews like the US is doing to the AJA.

Who is the new character we meet?

Keiko

Why did college seem pointless to Yuki?

Most AJA wouldn't be able to get jobs in the careers they chose.

What was a new rule/law the FBI agents told the Nakaharas about after the arrest?

No going out after 8 in the afternoon.

Describe what happened in April 1942?

Over 110,000 AJA were commanded to assemble at various sites for "relocation."

Who was the president during this time?

Roosevelt

What does the word curt mean?

Rudely brief

Where did Yuki and Shig have to go for physicals to be inducted into the US Army?

Salt Lake City

Define Nisei.

Second generation Japanese Americans.

How is Keiko different from more traditional Japanese girls?

She wasn't afraid to express her opinions and even disagree with Yuki at times.

What 1940 simile does Yuki use to describe Keiko?

She's as cute as a bugs ear.

Who is Yuki's best friend?

Shig

What did Shig tell Yuki as they boarded the bus? Why was this scene familiar?

Shig told him you have to help me get through this. He thought he wasn't going to get recruited.

What did Yuki think would happen if he and Shig established?

So he can be respected in America.

Describe Tanforan Racetrack.

Stinking, fly-infested horse stables south of San Francisco.

Why did AJA doubt that internment was for their own safety?

The machine guns were pointed inwards and not outward.

How did the agent react when Yuki tried to convince him that Mr. Nakahara was not a danger?

They didn't care

What happened since the end of chapter 1?

They had been housed in stinking, fly-infested horse stables at the Tanforan Racetrack. But after a few months of the humiliation, they had been transported by train to Utah, where barracks was divided into six small rooms.

What were some of the ways Yuki and Shig were treated differently at school?

They liked to dance with him because he could do the jitterbug really well, he played sports, and hung out at the soda fountains.

Why did the agents come for Mr. Nakahara?

They thought he was sending letters to the people in Japan.

What were the "no, no" guys and what happened to them?

They were the people who listed to many no's and they were transferred to a far worse camp.

What were some ways the Japanese-Americans teenagers looked more like Americans?

They wore 1940's bobby socks, saddle oxfords and penny loafers.

Before Yuki's father was arrested he had talked to his best friend about the changes that were happening since the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the War Declaration. Including this in the chapter is called a. . .

WWII

Who is the main character?

Yuki Nakahara