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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. What profession had Dwight wanted to pursue when he came to the United States?

2. At how many houses would the Uchidas stop to pick up children and take them to church?

3. What was celebrated on March 3?

4. How did one of the Uchida’s dogs die?

5. Where did Yoshiko go after she learned about Pearl Harbor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the FBI break into the Uchidas’ home?

3. What did Iku carry in her purse?

4. What happened one evening when Yoshiko and friends were having a snack at a Berkeley restaurant?

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

6. What did the Secretary of the Navy say about the attack at Pearl Harbor?

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

8. How was the Uchida’s church founded?

9. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 7, Yoshiko noticed discrimination when she visited the living quarters of a white teacher who was stationed at Topaz. What discrimination did Yoshiko find at Tanforan? What discrimination was at Topaz? How did Yoshiko especially feel that she had been the victim of discrimination when she saw the living quarters for a white teacher at Topaz? Was the entire internee experience discrimination?

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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