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

2. How old was Dwight when his father died?

3. How many days did the first group of Japanese-Americans removed have to get out of their homes?

4. Where did Yoshiko and friends go to dance, but were turned away?

5. What did Iku serve an FBI agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Iku carry in her purse?

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

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

4. How did the Uchida women learn where Dwight had been taken?

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

6. What was the dominant language in the Uchida home?

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

8. How was Dolls Festival Day celebrated at the Uchida home?

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

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

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

For a brief time at Tanforan, the Japanese were self-governing and held elections. How did the Japanese establish political boundaries? What offices were up for election? How was voting held? Why were the votes invalidated? How long were the Japanese allowed to self-govern? Why was this privilege rescinded?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 4, accusations were manufactured against the Japanese Americans. What accusations were made? Who manufactured these accusations? Was there evidence that linked the Japanese Americans to the bombing of Pearl Harbor? Was there evidence that the Japanese Americans weren’t involved in the bombing? Did truth have anything to do with the allegations against the Japanese Americans?

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