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05.07.2020 • 
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2) Which quotation from the review indicates that racial tensions are a central conflict in the book?
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"The thought of ending the first real friendship he has
had for a very long time saddens and angers Adam,
A)
who knows that his entire family lives by the
unspoken rules of the Navy."
"In 1941, fourteen year-old Adam Pelko arrived on
the peaceful serene islands of Hawaii. Ironically, this
B)
will be the most unpeaceful base assignment his on-
the-move Navy family will ever know."
"Author Harry Mazer masterfully foreshadows the
impending bombing of Pearl Harbor with conflicts in
the sub-plot of the novel. Adam's father, an officer
assigned to the USS Arizona, insists that Adam end
© his association with his new friend Davi because his
parents are Japanese. Lt. Pelko felt that with the an
Japanese sentiment on the island, Adam's friendship
with Davi would reflect badly on his family, and, as a
result, the United States Navy."
"Numerous documentaries, memoirs, and
photographs have been published attempting to
D) illustrate the unexpectedness and viciousness of the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor as seen through the
eyes of the adults who witnessed it."

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