BattleBook+John+E+Block

1. Why are the Japanese a big target in this book? Because of the fight between the U.S. and Japan in the world war 2. 2. Who was winning back than the Japanese or the Americans? The Japanese had a bigger advantage. 3. Why are the main character, Katie so depressed about leaving? Katie had to leave all of her friends and belongings. 4. Why were the Japanese being sent to a concentration camp? Because the Americans thought that the Japanese had spies sent from Japan. 5. Does the Katie have more of an inner or outer conflict? I think that Katie has both inner and outer conflict. The inner conflict can be explained by the way she blames herself for everything.The outer conflict can be explained by the impact she gets from other peoples' actions. 6. Who does Katie rely on the most? Her sister 7. When did Katie's sister start to show that she is sick? She started to show her sickness from the beginning of the book. 8. Did people rebel against the army? Yes, people did rebel against the army that was guarding the concentration camp. 9. Did any of the Japanese die in the concentration camp? 2people were caught trying to escape and was shot. 10. How did Katie's sister catch the disease? She caught it from the environment that she lived in. If she was treated correctly, she might have lived. 11. Why is the title, Kira-Kira so important? Kira-Kira means glittering. This title can tell us about how Katie felt about the whole situation. Even though there were many deaths and tragedies, nothing seems to have changed, including the stars. 12. How did Katie take the death of her sister? She did not take it well, she wanted to have revenge and kill all the Americans. 13. Did Katie really forgive the American troops? I don't think she did, but because of her sister, she had to forgive the Americans. 14. Why did Katie forgive the American troops? She forgave them because she knew that her sister would've disapproved her behaviors toward the Americans. She believed that more people can die throughout revenge, and revolution. 15. Why didn't Katie catch the disease? When Katie's sister was sick, she told Katie to always stay away from her. Because of the love of Katie's sister, she ended up not having to catch the same disease, pnemonia.