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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. On what day were the Uchidas assigned to depart for Delta, Utah?

2. What type of accommodations were the Uchidas given at Tanforan?

3. Who was the governor of Utah when the Uchidas were interned at Topaz?

4. What foreign consul arrived in January to investigate the conditions at Topaz for the Japanese government?

5. How old was the man shot to death by an MP in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Yoshiko describe her neighbors at Tanforan?

2. Who were some of the visitors who visited the Uchidas at Tanforan?

3. Where was Yoshiko released to go in May, 1943?

4. Who greeted the internees when they arrived at Topaz?

5. How did Dillon S. Myer say that being cut off from the mainstream of American life affected people?

6. How did everyone dress for Thanksgiving dinner at Topaz?

7. How were the barracks organized and furnished at Topaz?

8. In Chapter 6, what would non-Japanese friends bring the Uchidas when they came to visit?

9. What were some of the health issues suffered by the Uchidas at Tanforan?

10. How did friends help the Uchidas settle into their horse stall?

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

Yoshiko believed that the experiences she and her family endured because of the evacuations actually made them stronger individuals. What qualities helped the Uchidas to survive? How did Dwight and Iku maintain the values that had sustained them all their lives? How did their faith help them survive? Did Yoshiko believe that she and her sister would have survived without their parents? How did their parents’ example help the girls be strong? Why did Yoshiko believe the experiences made the family stronger?

Essay Topic 3

Yoshiko felt that the United States blatantly ignored the Constitution when they rounded up the Japanese and sent them to camps. Which Amendments to the Constitution should have given the Japanese protection? Who were some of those responsible for spreading rumors about alleged Japanese involvement in the bombing of Pearl Harbor? What there any proof that the Japanese were involved in the bombing? Was there any proof that they were not involved?

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