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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ishii becomes a representative for the Japanese Federation of Labor, trying to obtain better hours and better pay for the workers. When the workers go on strike, how do the planters and the Japanese Consulate react?
(a) Only the planters support the workers.
(b) Neither group supports the workers.
(c) Only the Japanese Consulate supports the workers.
(d) Both groups support the workers.

2. After 13 years in Hawaii, Kamejiro and his friend Ishii-san both send away to Japan for a bride. What happens when the two young women arrive?
(a) They decide to marry each other's brides.
(b) Only Kamejiro gets married.
(c) They each marry their intended bride.
(d) Ishii-san gets married and then runs away.

3. Why is Char Nyuk Tsin, daughter of a Hakka chief, unmarried at the age of seventeen?
(a) She has no dowry.
(b) She does not have a favorable horoscope.
(c) She is unattractive.
(d) She is shy.

4. What is the death rate at the Molokai leper colony when Mun Ki arrives?
(a) 4 or 5 people per week.
(b) 4 or 5 people per day.
(c) 4 or 5 people per month.
(d) 4 or 5 people per hour.

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

6. What does Kamejiro Sakagawa do in 1952?
(a) He applies for U.S. citizenship.
(b) He votes for his son, Shigeo, who is running for senator.
(c) He refuses to apply for U.S. citizenship.
(d) He refuses to return to Japan.

7. In 1942, when Hoxworth Hale tours the South Pacific in search of good sites for airstrips, where do his travels take him?
(a) Bora Bora.
(b) Pago Pago.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) All of the given answers.

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

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

10. 20-year-old Sakagawa Kamejiro courts Yoko. Before he leaves for Hawaii, what does he tell his family he will do when he is ready to marry her?
(a) Send a special kimono to Yoko.
(b) Send a letter to Yoko.
(c) Send twenty gold coins to his parents.
(d) Send a letter to his mother.

11. In 1902, in the Japanese village of Hiroshima-ken, villagers use an ancient courtship custom. According to this custom, what should a young suitor do regarding the young woman he wishes to court?
(a) Kidnap the girl he desires.
(b) Stand before her 12 times in one week without speaking.
(c) Send white flowers to her, every day for a month.
(d) Pay her parents for the privilege of courting her.

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

13. How long does the journey of Char Ti Chong and his people take?
(a) Many days.
(b) Many months.
(c) Many weeks.
(d) Many years.

14. After Mun Ki dies, Char Nyuk Tsin returns to Hawaii to look for her youngest son. Who does she find raising him?
(a) John Whipple.
(b) Her older sons.
(c) Her friends, Kimo and Apikela.
(d) Governor Kelolo Kanakoa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Char Nyuk Tsin vanishes from the Hakka's High Village. Why?

2. With help from Hong Kong Kee, what powerful group does Mr. McLafferty's company hope to challenge?

3. When Shigeo's leave ends, he travels to Japan to resume his duties. What American general does he serve?

4. What happens to Hashimoto (a friend of Kamejiro's) after he marries a Hawaiian girl?

5. What are Char Nyuk Tsin and Mun Ki's sons named after?

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