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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 time were the Uchidas assigned to eat dinner at Tanforan?
(a) 5:30 p.m.
(b) 5:15 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 4:45 p.m.

2. How late would Dwight be out sometimes attending arbitration meetings?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 1-2 a.m.
(c) 2-3 a.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

3. What was the first film shown at Tanforan?
(a) Spring Parade.
(b) Melody Time.
(c) Adventure Island.
(d) Blossoms in the Dust.

4. How old was Dwight when he retired from Mitsui?
(a) 62.
(b) 60.
(c) 57.
(d) 55.

5. How many students attended the Tanforan art school?
(a) 500.
(b) 159.
(c) 285.
(d) 600.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Yoshiko’s grandmother been interred?

2. What was the name of Yoshiko’s classmate who met her at the Salk Lake City station?

3. How many Japanese were housed at Tanforan?

4. How many civil service employees were assigned to be administrative heads at Topaz?

5. When was snow first seen in the mountains around Topaz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the tight living quarters at Topaz affect families?

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

4. What were the living accommodations for the Uchida family following the evacuation?

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

6. How did Dwight celebrate his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary?

7. How did everyone dress for Thanksgiving dinner at Topaz?

8. How was the Topaz camp arranged?

9. What were some of the health issues suffered by the Uchidas at Tanforan?

10. What astonished Yoshiko when they reached the Salt Lake City station?

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