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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. What group number were the Uchidas assigned when they departed for Delta, Utah?

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

3. Who greeted the Uchidas and other internees when they arrived at Topaz?

4. What time did the train leave for Utah in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the first dust storm like that Yoshiko experienced?

3. What were the living accommodations for the Uchida family following the evacuation?

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

5. How was the Topaz camp arranged?

6. Where did friends gather at Tanforan to say goodbye to the Uchidas and other internees as they headed to Topaz?

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

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

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

10. Did the food ever improve at Tanforan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yoshiko believed that the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments were ignored when it was decided to remove the Japanese from the West coast. How was it decided to intern the Japanese? Were the Japanese given due process of law? How did the issue of race trump the protections afforded in the Fourteenth Amendment? Why was military expediency allowed to override the constitution? How did a small minority of self-seeking politicians and special interest groups manage to override the constitution?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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