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Jamie FordA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a pivotal moment in World War II. What do you know about this historical event? Why is it historically important?
Teaching Suggestion: It might benefit students to know that the plot of The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is shaped by the events that occur in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack. Understanding the who/what/where/why of this historical incident will help them appreciate the story more deeply.
2. Through President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 on December 7, 1941, the American government created internment camps as a reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor. What was the purpose of these internment camps? What is the legacy of the camps today?
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