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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 were Chinese immigrants subjected to by American citizens, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Gentrification.
(b) Burning crosses.
(c) Prejudice and immigration.
(d) Welcoming to the community.

2. In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1902.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lung On and Ing Hay do when they arrived in America?

2. When did Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?

3. How were the Japanese treated in America?

4. What industry did many Chinese immigrants move to the United States for?

5. Why did Chinese immigrants forge documents after the fires in 1906?

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