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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. By March, what was the curfew imposed on all Japanese-Americans?

2. In March, how many miles were Japanese-Americans allowed to travel?

3. Where did Yoshiko’s paternal grandmother live?

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

5. What university did both Dwight and Umegaki attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was money a major concern after Dwight was detained?

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

7. What were some of the things that Dwight wrote from the camp in Montana and asked his family to do?

8. What did Iku carry in her purse?

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

10. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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