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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. When was snow first seen in the mountains around Topaz?

3. How old was the oldest man who was interred with Dwight in Montana?

4. When did the FBI conduct a camp-wide search for contraband?

5. How many washrooms were available for the section of Tanforan where the Uchidas lived?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did a woman solve the problem of no bathtubs at Tanforan?

3. Did the food ever improve at Tanforan?

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

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

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

7. How did Yoshiko describe her neighbors at Tanforan?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The portrait Uchida painted of her childhood revealed the anti-Asian sentiment that was rampant in the United States and helps to explain why the internments occurred. What signs of anti-Asian sentiment did Uchida reveal in her book? What racist incidents did she experience even before the war? How did the anti-Asian sentiment erupt into the forced displacement of Japanese? Did the anti-Asian sentiment end after the war?

Essay Topic 2

The Uchida family made a trip to Japan—a trip that invoked different emotions and meant something special to each family member who went on the trip. What did Iku remember about her first trip to America? How did the voyage to Japan compare to that trip? How did Iku feel about the luxury they were able to afford? In what way was the trip a homecoming for Dwight and Iku? Why was it especially a homecoming for Iku? How did Iku feel about returning to Japan for a visit? What did the trip mean to Yoshio and Keiko? Why did the trip to Japan mean something special to Grandmother Uchida? How did the trip fulfill dreams that some of the family members had?

Essay Topic 3

The Issei were first-generation immigrants and the Nisei were second-generation immigrants. What struggles did the Issei have in their new country? What struggles did the Nisei have in the United States? What conflicts were there between the Issei and Nisei? Why were opportunities limited for both first and second-generation immigrants?

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