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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, pgs. 230-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the strike with the Central Pacific Railroad to end?
(a) Central Pacific Railroad went bankrupt.
(b) The Central Pacific Railroad threatened to hire black men instead.
(c) An agreement was reached.
(d) The Chinese people found a better company to work for.

2. What Chinese immigrants were allowed to bring their wives?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Farmers.

3. In Chapter 3, how does Takaki claim Chinese immigrants were victimized?
(a) Violence.
(b) Theft.
(c) Rape.
(d) Insurance fraud.

4. What industry was very popular for Japanese immigrants to work in?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Finance.
(c) Culinary arts.
(d) Engineering.

5. In Chapter 3, where does Takaki write that many Chinese immigrants settled?
(a) New York.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a credit ticket?

2. Who did the foreign miners' license tax apply to?

3. In what year was a law passed that prohibited Japanese from owning land?

4. After the mining industry turned their back on the Chinese, what industry did they turn to?

5. Where did Japanese immigrants believe they would end up living after a few years of work?

(see the answer key)

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