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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Whip Hoxworth dies in 1927, who is his chief heir?
(a) Char Nyuk Tsin.
(b) Sakagawa Kamejiro.
(c) John Whipple.
(d) Hoxworth Hale.

2. In 1952, the United States passed the McCarren-Walter Immigration Act. What did this Act do?
(a) It forced all Asians to become U.S. citizens.
(b) It forced all Asian-born residents to return to their home countries.
(c) It made it impossible for Asian-born residents to return to their home country.
(d) It allowed Asians to become U.S. citizens.

3. What was the reaction in Hawaii to passage of the McCarren-Walter Immigration Act?
(a) Classes formed to help people prepare for citizenship.
(b) Both of the given answers.
(c) The act was generally warmly received.
(d) Neither of the given answers.

4. A committee urges Japanese families in Hawaii to have their children's names removed from the registers in their Japanese villages, thereby canceling their Japanese citizenship. What is Kamejiro's response?
(a) He agrees to do so immediately.
(b) He is undecided.
(c) He refuses, in spite of his family's pleas.
(d) He is away and doesn't hear the committee's advice.

5. What does Whip Hoxworth bring from Formosa and ask Char Nyuk Tsin to plant?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Rice.
(c) Orchids.
(d) Pineapple plants.

6. What happens to Elinor after she gets better acquainted with Kelly Kanakoa?
(a) She writes a best-selling book.
(b) She opens a popular restaurant in Honolulu.
(c) She marries Kelly Kanakoa.
(d) She dies in a tsunami.

7. When Shigeo Sakagawa travels to Japan in 1946, who does he see there?
(a) His childhood sweetheart.
(b) Hoxworth Hale.
(c) General Patton.
(d) His brother Goro.

8. Why does John Whipple come to China in 1865?
(a) All of the given answers.
(b) To hire workers for the Hawaiian sugar fields.
(c) To take a vacation.
(d) To visit distant relatives.

9. In 1946, who does Hoxworth Hale say is causing the real problem in Hawaii?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The military.
(c) The Democrats.
(d) The Fort.

10. With help from Hong Kong Kee, what powerful group does Mr. McLafferty's company hope to challenge?
(a) The plantations owners.
(b) The Japanese workers.
(c) The Kee family.
(d) The Fort.

11. The lowland people are the Punti. How do they behave toward the highland Hakka?
(a) The two groups work together in harmony.
(b) The Punti enslave the Hakka.
(c) The Hakka enslave the Punti.
(d) They share no friendly contact.

12. Which of the following is NOT true about Kelly Kanakoa?
(a) He is a surfer.
(b) His real mother is Char Nyuk Tsin.
(c) He works as a beach boy.
(d) His real first name is Kelolo.

13. When a revolution takes place in Hawaii, what does Queen Liliuokalani do about it?
(a) She sails to Bora Bora.
(b) She abdicates the throne.
(c) She shoots at her enemies.
(d) She faints.

14. Why do Japanese men in Hawaii want to join the U.S. military in 1942?
(a) To get rich.
(b) To prove their loyalty.
(c) To have fun.
(d) To get a rest from their jobs.

15. What starts happening to Japanese people in Hawaii on December 10, 1941?
(a) They are rounded up and placed in barbed-wire enclosures.
(b) They are arrested on sight.
(c) They are shipped back to Japan.
(d) They are honored with a parade in Honolulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Honolulu's Chinatown in November of 1899?

2. Shigeo plans to attend Harvard Law School. Why?

3. What does Goro's new wife think about the Sakagawa household?

4. What happens when the Japanese Federations of Labor workers' strike is broken?

5. Char Nyuk Tsin (also known as Wu Chow's Auntie) is 61 years old in 1912. How many descendants does she have in her extended family, the Kees?

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