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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 it take Yoshiko to finish high school?

2. What government official stated that the Pearl Harbor attack was the result of espionage and sabotage by Japanese-Americans?

3. How many Japanese-Americans made their own way outside the excluded zones?

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

5. How many guests did the Uchidas have over for Sunday dinner on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Iku carry in her purse?

3. How was the Uchida’s church founded?

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

5. What constitutional amendments were ignored during the evacuation?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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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