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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pay her parents for the privilege of courting her.
(b) Stand before her 12 times in one week without speaking.
(c) Send white flowers to her, every day for a month.
(d) Kidnap the girl he desires.

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

3. When Shigeo's leave ends, he travels to Japan to resume his duties. What American general does he serve?
(a) General Bradley.
(b) General MacArthur.
(c) General Eisenhower.
(d) General Patton.

4. What does Kelly learn about Elinor as he gets to know her better?
(a) Both given answers are correct.
(b) She is a descendant of missionary Immanuel Quigley.
(c) She wants to write a book.
(d) Neither given answer is correct.

5. What action does the Kee family undertake because of what Char Nyuk Tsin learns from the newspaper about company values?
(a) They begin buying up losing properties from the Fort.
(b) They stop buying and selling properties.
(c) They start selling all of their properties, good and bad, to the Fort.
(d) They begin buying up prosperous properties from the Fort.

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

7. When Char Ti Chong and his people make a new home in the highlands, the group becomes known as the Hakka. What does "Hakka" mean?
(a) Demon people.
(b) Beautiful people.
(c) Guest people.
(d) Friendly people.

8. Why are so many members of the Kee family able to get jobs as bookkeepers?
(a) They bribe the people who are doing the hiring.
(b) They are lucky.
(c) They are smart and well-educated.
(d) They blackmail the people who are doing the hiring.

9. 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) Both groups support the workers.
(b) Only the Japanese Consulate supports the workers.
(c) Neither group supports the workers.
(d) Only the planters support the workers.

10. How does the leper colony change after Big Saul dies?
(a) The people there plant gardens.
(b) The people there implement the rules they need.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) The people there look after and help one another.

11. In 1946, the term "the Golden Men" is coined to describe a certain kind of person developing in Hawaii. Which of the following is NOT necessarily an attribute of a "Golden Man"?
(a) A blend of modern and ancient sensibilities.
(b) A blend of Caucasian and Asian genes.
(c) A blend of business and philosophy.
(d) A blend of Western and Eastern culture and values.

12. What happens on December 7, 1941, the day after the committee visits Kamejiro's house?
(a) Kamejiro's house is burned down.
(b) Japanese bombers attack Pearl Harbor.
(c) The U.S. and Japan become allies.
(d) United States bombers attack Japan.

13. In 9th-century China, when Char Ti Chong and the villagers flee from the Tartar invasion, where do they plan to go?
(a) To the neighboring village, for help.
(b) To the Tartar's homeland.
(c) To a secret cave, to hide.
(d) To the Golden Valley, with General Ching.

14. What is objectionable about the Cayenne pineapples introduced by Schilling?
(a) They grow too big for the cans.
(b) They are susceptible to mealy bugs.
(c) All of the given answers.
(d) They have trouble absorbing iron from the soil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the stores owned and operated by Char Nyuk Tsin and her family, the Kees?

2. 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?

3. In 1951, when Char Nyuk Tsin is 104 years old, what statement does her grandson read aloud from the newspaper that catches her interest?

4. Which is these men is NOT an example of a Golden Man?

5. When Mun Ki is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to the leper colony on Molokai, accompanied by his pregnant wife, Char Nyuk Tsin, what do the two of them find there?

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