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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shigeo plans to attend Harvard Law School. Why?
(a) He wants to make a lot of money.
(b) He misses being a student.
(c) He is afraid to go home to Hawaii.
(d) He believes there are not enough educated Japanese in Hawaii.

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

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

4. When Reiko's family's objection to the romance causes Lieutenant Jackson to be sent away, who does her family arrange for her to marry instead?
(a) Her father's friend, Mr. Ishii.
(b) Mark Whipple.
(c) Hoxworth Hale.
(d) Hong Kong Kee.

5. Kamejiro's daughter, Reiko, is courted by a soldier, Lieutenant Jackson. What is Lieutenant Jackson's military assignment?
(a) To recruit Japanese soldiers.
(b) He is on leave and has no assignment.
(c) To look for Japanese spies.
(d) To prevent Japanese girls from marrying service men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the death rate at the Molokai leper colony when Mun Ki arrives?

2. When Mark Whipple offers to lead a unit of Japanese soldiers into battle in Europe against the Germans, how many Japanese men volunteer to join the new unit, known as the 222nd?

3. What happens on December 7, 1941, the day after the committee visits Kamejiro's house?

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

5. When Kamejiro goes to work on one of Whip Hoxworth's plantations, what does he ask for permission to build?

Short Essay Questions

1. Identify who "the Celestials" are, and name at least one term of their employment.

2. In 1952, as soon as 106-year-old Nyuk Tsin hears that it is legal for an Asian to become a U.S. citizen, she tries to learn to read and write so that she can pass the test. When she can't meet that requirement, what compromise is reached?

3. What Japanese tradition do Kamejiro and his wife Yoriko introduce in Hawaii as a way to make some much-needed extra money?

4. Chapter 6 is entitled "The Golden Men," which is a term intended to describe a certain kind of individual who was beginning to appear in Hawaiian society. Describe some of the traits that would qualify someone as a "Golden Man."

5. In 1952, who does Malama Kanaoka learns has been appointed as trustee for the Malama Kanaoka Trust, and why is the appointment sociologically interesting?

6. Is Nyuk Tsin's strategy of buying up losing properties from their major competition, the Fort, a smart business move? Why or why not?

7. In 1946, Hoxworth Hale keeps California Fruit and Mr. McLafferty from opening a chain of supermarkets in Hawaii. In turn, what ethnic groups does Mr. McLafferty tell Hong Kong Kee that the success of California Fruit would benefit?

8. Author James Michener states that the Hakka villagers are "Chinese to the core and steeped in Chinese lore," and yet they refuse to follow the Chinese tradition of foot binding. Why?

9. In 1868, Mun Ki is eager to return to China with his four sons and his wife, Nyuk Tsin, when his work contract ends. Why would such a return effectively separate Nyuk Tsin from her sons?

10. Between 1893 and 1898, a power struggle plays out between Hawaii's Queen Liliukalani and a group of politicians that includes descendants of the original missionary families. How is this struggle resolved in July of 1898?

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