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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 gift did some friends bring the Uchidas that first night in Tanforan?
(a) Maskey’s chocolates.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Dried prunes.
(d) Soup.

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

3. Where were the Uchidas housed at Tanforan?
(a) Barrack 2, Apartment 12.
(b) Barrack 21, Apartment 5.
(c) Barrack 39, Apartment 52.
(d) Barrack 16, Apartment 40.

4. How many internees rode the train to Utah?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 500.
(c) 750.
(d) 1,800.

5. What were the first churches established at Tanforan?
(a) Episcopal and Lutheran.
(b) Christian and Buddhist.
(c) Presbyterian and Methodist.
(d) Baptist and Hindu.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Uchidas finally get a ceiling in their quarters at Topaz?

2. During Thanksgiving celebrations, what was the name of Dwight’s song?

3. What time did the train leave for Utah in Chapter 7?

4. How long was Dwight interred before he was allowed to be released to Tanforan?

5. In Chapter 6, how long would friends have to wait in line for a pass to visit the Uchidas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did the food ever improve at Tanforan?

2. Why did Yoshiko and her mother make signs for the washrooms at Tanforan?

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

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

5. How was the first meal that the Uchidas ate at Tanforan?

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, what would non-Japanese friends bring the Uchidas when they came to visit?

9. What trips outside Topaz were Dwight and his daughters allowed to make?

10. How did friends help the Uchidas settle into their horse stall?

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