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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, pg. 21-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Takaki say is the fastest growing ethnic population?
(a) Asian.
(b) Haitian.
(c) Columbian.
(d) Middle Eastern.

2. When did Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?
(a) When the population died down.
(b) When the drought came.
(c) When they became too dependent.
(d) When the workers demanded more vacation time.

3. When did the first wave of Asian immigration begin?
(a) With the Mayflower.
(b) Immigration Act of 1968.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) Immigration Act of 1924.

4. What does Takaki assert people think about America's population?
(a) That the population is Asian.
(b) That America is a melting pot.
(c) That the population is diverse.
(d) That the population is white.

5. When Hawaii could not longer import Chinese workers, who did they entice to the workforce next?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Koreans.
(c) French.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Takaki's family been in America?

2. Which policy worker called for the use of Chinese workers on the transcontinental railroad?

3. In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?

4. What did Takaki write that contributed to growth of the Asian population in America?

5. Who did William Hoper find to be productive workers?

(see the answer key)

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