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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ishii becomes a representative for the Japanese Federation of Labor, trying to obtain better hours and better pay for the workers. When the workers go on strike, how do the planters and the Japanese Consulate react?
(a) Only the Japanese Consulate supports the workers.
(b) Neither group supports the workers.
(c) Both groups support the workers.
(d) Only the planters support the workers.

2. What does Whip Hoxworth believe is the future of Hawaii?
(a) Pigs and chickens.
(b) Pearls and coral.
(c) Sugar and pineapples.
(d) Orchids and ginger flowers.

3. How many children do Kamejiro and his wife eventually have?
(a) 5 children--4 boys and 1 girl.
(b) 2 children--a boy and a girl.
(c) 9 children--8 boys and 1 girl.
(d) 6 children--3 sets of twins.

4. What other crop does Whip Hoxworth introduce to Hawaii?
(a) Malaysian orange trees.
(b) Ginger flowers.
(c) Brazilian coffee beans.
(d) All of the given answers.

5. Why do Kamejiro and his wife have trouble saving $400?
(a) Because neither of them has a job.
(b) Because they buy too many luxuries.
(c) Because they send all of their money back to Japan.
(d) Because they are always helping others.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the journey of Char Ti Chong and his people take?

2. What are Char Nyuk Tsin and Mun Ki's sons named after?

3. In 1946, who does Hoxworth Hale say is causing the real problem in Hawaii?

4. What does Whip Hoxworth bring from Formosa and ask Char Nyuk Tsin to plant?

5. When Whip Hoxworth dies in 1927, who is his chief heir?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1868, Mun Ki is eager to return to China with his four sons and his wife, Nyuk Tsin, when his work contract ends. Why would such a return effectively separate Nyuk Tsin from her sons?

2. In the early 1920s, the Japanese workers in Hawaii stage a strike to protest low wages and poor working conditions, but the strike is broken. What outcome does the strike have for Kamejiro, whose friend Ishii-san organized it?

3. Later in 1946, in the Japanese city of Yokahama, what does Shigeo notice about the involvement of women in the city's clean-up effort, and why does it seem unfair?

4. In China, in the year 856 A.D., General Ching offers to lead a group of villagers in an escape from the Tartar invasion, but states that old people must stay behind. What happens when Char's elderly mother insists on joining the march?

5. In 1952, as soon as 106-year-old Nyuk Tsin hears that it is legal for an Asian to become a U.S. citizen, she tries to learn to read and write so that she can pass the test. When she can't meet that requirement, what compromise is reached?

6. In 1952, who does Malama Kanaoka learns has been appointed as trustee for the Malama Kanaoka Trust, and why is the appointment sociologically interesting?

7. Why does Whip Hoxworth believe that pineapples and sugar cane complement each other as crops to be raised on his plantations?

8. Is Nyuk Tsin's strategy of buying up losing properties from their major competition, the Fort, a smart business move? Why or why not?

9. In 1880, when relatives refuse to let young Whip Hoxworth join the family business because of his wild ways, what do they give to him instead, and what does he do with their gift?

10. In 1946, Hoxworth Hale keeps California Fruit and Mr. McLafferty from opening a chain of supermarkets in Hawaii. In turn, what ethnic groups does Mr. McLafferty tell Hong Kong Kee that the success of California Fruit would benefit?

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