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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. When was the church founded that the Uchidas attended?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1904.

2. What was the name of the church the Uchidas attended?
(a) Japanese Episcopal.
(b) Japanese Presbyterian.
(c) Japanese Congregational Church of Oakland.
(d) Japanese United Methodist.

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

4. What type of wood was used for the boxes that were used to store Iku’s doll collection?
(a) Padauk.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Paulownia.
(d) Laurel.

5. By what date was it clear that the government intended to evacuate all Japanese from the West coast?
(a) January 1942.
(b) December 1941.
(c) February 1942.
(d) March 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where might the Uchidas go for a picnic lunch after church?

2. What did the Uchida women send Dwight when he was sent out of state?

3. What did Dwight always read on the ferry on the way to work?

4. About how many Japanese men were detained at the Immigration Detention Quarters in San Francisco?

5. How many Japanese-Americans were ordered to evacuate Berkeley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What illnesses did Yoshiko suffer from?

4. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

5. What were some of the things that Dwight wrote from the camp in Montana and asked his family to do?

6. What did Grandmother Uchida do to help the pain she had in her back and shoulders?

7. After Yoshiko and her sister and mother visited Dwight at the detention center, why did they fear they would never see him again?

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

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

10. Why did many Nisei students begin leaving the university?

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