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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. In Chapter 5, how far did Yoshiko and Keiko have to walk for a reliable source of hot water?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1 ½ miles.
(d) ½ mile.

2. At Topaz, what did the children visit on a field trip?
(a) Goat farm.
(b) Dam.
(c) Cattle farm.
(d) Sheepherder.

3. When was snow first seen in the mountains around Topaz?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

4. What type of accommodations were the Uchidas given at Tanforan?
(a) Tar-papered barracks.
(b) Cement bunker.
(c) Horse stall.
(d) Tent.

5. How long did Yoshiko and a friend take refuge in a laundry barrack during a dust storm at Topaz?
(a) More than an hour.
(b) Nearly two hours.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first film shown at Tanforan?

2. Inevitably, from what direction did a wind sweep into Tanforan and stir up dust and litter?

3. What desert was near Delta, Utah?

4. Who was the governor of Utah when the Uchidas were interned at Topaz?

5. What time did the train reach Nevada?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the barracks organized and furnished at Topaz?

2. Where did friends gather at Tanforan to say goodbye to the Uchidas and other internees as they headed to Topaz?

3. How did a woman solve the problem of no bathtubs at Tanforan?

4. How did Keiko and Yoshiko try to make their parents’ twenty-sixth anniversary special?

5. Where was Yoshiko released to go in May, 1943?

6. What were some of the first organizations established at Tanforan?

7. How did Yoshiko receive her college diploma?

8. Did the food ever improve at Tanforan?

9. How was Keiko finally able to use her college degree?

10. What break were the internees given after the train reached Nevada sagebrush country?

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