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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. In Chapter 6, how long was Keiko sick with a cold?

2. How many acres did Tanforan encompass?

3. In Chapter 8, why were Yoshiko and Keiko allowed to go to Delta with a white staff member?

4. How many civil service employees were assigned to be administrative heads at Topaz?

5. How many students showed up the first day for the nursery school at Tanforan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Yoshiko describe her neighbors at Tanforan?

2. Did the food ever improve at Tanforan?

3. Why did Yoshiko and her mother make signs for the washrooms at Tanforan?

4. What were some of the first organizations established at Tanforan?

5. What astonished Yoshiko when they reached the Salt Lake City station?

6. How did Dwight celebrate his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary?

7. Who were some people who died at Topaz?

8. How did Keiko and Yoshiko try to make their parents’ twenty-sixth anniversary special?

9. How was Keiko finally able to use her college degree?

10. How was the first meal that the Uchidas ate at Tanforan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Yoshiko told about mixed reactions to the bombing at Pearl Harbor. How did most of the Japanese that Yoshiko knew, including her family, feel when they heard the news? Why weren’t they concerned? How did the white people feel when they heard the news? Why was there such a varied reaction to the news?

Essay Topic 2

Although some politicians and government officials constantly spread rumors and untruths about Japanese Americans, other groups worked tirelessly to try to repair the Japanese American’s reputations. What were some groups and the efforts they made to stop the spread of untruths and rumors? Who was more successful those who were trying to damage the reputations of the Japanese or those who tried to save their reputations?

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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