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

2. What important event takes place on July 6, 1898?
(a) Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state.
(b) U.S. House of Representatives refuses to annex Hawaii.
(c) Queen Liliuokalani dies.
(d) U.S. House of Representatives votes to annex Hawaii.

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

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

5. Which is these men is NOT an example of a Golden Man?
(a) Kamejiro Sakagawa.
(b) Hoxworth Hale.
(c) Kelly Kanakoa.
(d) Hong Kong Kee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When her fifth son is born on Molokai, what does Char Nyuk Tsin do?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. On December 10, 1941, many members of the Japanese community in Hawaii are rounded up and placed in barbed-wire enclosures. What do the descendants of the white missionary families do about this?

2. In November of 1899, when plague breaks out in Honolulu, what drastic step does the city take to prevent the spread of the disease, and what happens as a result?

3. 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?

4. During the early days of World War II, how does a war-bond speech made by Hong Kong Kee end up causing him to loan the money that enables Kamejiro to open a grocery store?

5. Ever since he came to Hawaii in 1904, Kamejiro has been donating money to help support Japan's battles against other countries. By 1936, what responsibility to one of his children can Kamejiro not fulfill because so much of his money has been sent to Japan?

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

7. In China, in the year 856 A.D., General Ching offers to lead a group of villagers in an escape from the Tartar invasion, but states that old people must stay behind. What happens when Char's elderly mother insists on joining the march?

8. 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?

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

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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