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House of the Red Fish Q1. What was Tomi's father's occupation? A1. fisherman

Q2. What changed the way the American Japanese were treated? A2. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

Q3. What was the Taijo Maru? A3. Tomi's father's boat

Q4. What happened to Sanji and Tomi's father? A4. Sanji was shot and killed; Tomi's father was arrested and taken away

Q5. Why was Grandpa Joji released? A5. He was sent to a hospital because they thought he had a stroke and they couldn't care for whim where he was

Q6. Who were the sons of the BMTC? A6. a group of rich white guys who kept an eye on anyone who wasn't like them (the Japanese)

Q7. Why did Tomi try to avoid getting into trouble with Keet Wilson? A7. Tomi and his family lived on the Wilson's property, and Tomi's mother worked for Mrs. Wilson; they didn't want to lose their home and job

Q8. What did Keet call Tomi? A8. fishboy

Q9. What was Tomi planning to do with the Taiyo Maru? A9. get it out of the water and fix it up for his father

Q10. Why did Keet Wilson try to keep Tomi from bringing up the boat? A10. He thought the boat would be used against the Americans for war purposes

Q11. What did Keet have under his bed that belonged to Tomi? A11. a katana or samurai sword

Q12. Who was Fumi and how did she help Tomi? A12. She was a tatoo artist that Tomi's grandfather knew. She found an air compressor for them to use.

Q13. Why did Mr. Davis buy Sanji's truck for Jake? A13. Jake stood up to a guy who wanted to buy the truck because he was making fun of the Japanese and didn't want to pay much for it because they were Japanese

Q14. What did the boys use to lift the boat out of the water? A14. Two pontoons

Q15.What happened to the boat parts and pontoons that Tomi and his friends hid? A15. Keet stole them and hid them in the jungle.

Q16. What did Keet tell the guys that he brought with him down to the boat in order to get them to help him? A16. that the boat Tomi was bringing up was going to be used to take fuel to the enemy

Q17. What did Tomi do when Keet threatened to break his samurai sword? A17. He punched him.