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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 much notice were the Uchida women given to evacuate in Chapter 4?

2. Which neighbors invited the Uchida women for a nice dinner before the evening before they left?

3. When was the church founded that the Uchidas attended?

4. On what street did the Uchida girls grow up?

5. When funds became available, what did Dwight want purchased for him in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the house and yard look like where the Uchida girls grew up?

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

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

5. What ritual did Yoshiko and her mother complete every morning before school?

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

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

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

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

10. What types of handwork did Iku create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 Why was this privilege rescinded?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 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

As a child and teen, Yoshiko wanted to deny her Japanese background. How was Yoshiko treated in elementary school? Was high school any better? Were there certain places that Japanese were not welcome? Why was it difficult for Japanese college graduates to get jobs? Why did Yoshiko want to be more “white” than Japanese? Why did she try to deny her background? Why did she later embrace her heritage? Did society change or did she?

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