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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the adult church service last?

2. Who took over the household financial affairs when Dwight was interned?

3. Where were Dwight and some other men being transferred after their initial detention in San Francisco?

4. When Dwight wrote from his internment camp, when did he want the roses pruned?

5. When were funerals usually held when Yoshiko was growing up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

3. What did Curtis B. Munson’s report reveal about possible sabotage by Japanese Americans?

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

5. What would Iku do with her girls for a special outing?

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

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

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

9. How did Dwight’s family struggle when he was growing up?

10. What types of handwork did Iku create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tanforan and Topaz became communities for the Japanese-Americans. How long did it take for the internees to start establishing institutions and community activities in the camps? What types of institutions and community activities were established? How did the Japanese-Americans band together? What was it they did they really created a sense of community?

Essay Topic 2

Dwight and Iku’s marriage was arranged by professors who knew them both. What adjustments did Iku have to make when she married Dwight? Why might the adjustment have been more difficult for her than for Dwight? What growing up experiences may have helped the couple in their married life? Was the marriage satisfying for both Dwight and Iku? Why?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, the Uchida women struggled with the running of the household and the business affairs. Why was it so difficult for the women to handle the household and business affairs? Why did Dwight always handle those things before? Was it common for men at that time to handle all business matters? Were men’s and women’s roles more defined at that time? How did the women rise to the occasion? Who took the most responsibility for financial matters? How did Dwight try to assist the women as they were left to handle the household details? Did they eventually become comfortable with the situation? Why or why not?

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