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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pg. 79-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Takaki's family been in America?
(a) More than three generations.
(b) Ten generations.
(c) Six months.
(d) One generation.

2. When Hawaii could not longer import Chinese workers, who did they entice to the workforce next?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Koreans.
(c) Japanese.
(d) French.

3. Why does Takaki assert that Asian immigrants opened their own businesses?
(a) Exclusion from labor force.
(b) Lack of taxes.
(c) Government assistance.
(d) Work ethic.

4. When did Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?
(a) When the population died down.
(b) When the drought came.
(c) When they became too dependent.
(d) When the workers demanded more vacation time.

5. Why did Japanese people immigrate to the United States according to Takaki?
(a) For a change of scenery.
(b) To make a higher wage.
(c) To escape criminal charages.
(d) To escape harsh rulers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Chinese workers were hired to work on the railways in 1865?

3. What does Takaki say is the fastest growing ethnic population?

4. When was the foreign miners' license tax imposed?

5. During 1970-1980 how many immigrants were Asian?

(see the answer key)

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