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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. What date were the Japanese-Americans from Berkeley to report for evacuation?
(a) July 2.
(b) May 1.
(c) June 13.
(d) April 19.

2. What type of flowers grew higher than Yoshiko’s head?
(a) Columbine.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Gardenias.
(d) Snapdragons.

3. Why didn’t the boy who took Laddie write the Uchidas?
(a) He lost their address.
(b) Laddie died.
(c) Laddie ran away.
(d) Laddie got sick.

4. Who took over the household financial affairs when Dwight was interned?
(a) Iku.
(b) Yoshiko.
(c) Keiko.
(d) Dwight’s boss.

5. What happened to the parent of one of Yoshiko’s classmates at Brawley?
(a) Raped.
(b) Hanged until dead.
(c) Tarred and feathered.
(d) Shot to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was it rumored that the Uchidas would be allowed for living expenses after Dwight was interned?

2. How many Japanese-Americans made their own way outside the excluded zones?

3. What was celebrated on March 3?

4. Approximately how many Japanese were ordered for removal from Military Area Number One?

5. What was the name of the church the Uchidas attended?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Uchidas doing when they learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor?

2. How did Yoshiko and her fellow students feel about the news that Pearl Harbor had been bombed?

3. What invalidated the government’s claim that the evacuation of the Japanese from the west coast from a military necessity?

4. What did the children do while they waited for the adult church service to end?

5. What did the house and yard look like where the Uchida girls grew up?

6. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

7. Why was money a major concern after Dwight was detained?

8. How did the neighbors treat the Uchida family as the evacuation drew near?

9. What did Grandmother Uchida do that showed she was a devout Christian?

10. What was the dominant language in the Uchida home?

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