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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. What does Takaki assert people think about America's population?
(a) That America is a melting pot.
(b) That the population is white.
(c) That the population is diverse.
(d) That the population is Asian.

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

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

4. Why did Chinese immigrants begin to open laundromats?
(a) They were fired from the railroad.
(b) There was a great need for the service.
(c) Familes could run the buisness.
(d) The initial capital was low.

5. How would unmarried Hawaiian men select Japanese brides?
(a) They courted them.
(b) Someone chose for them.
(c) From picture books.
(d) They were assigned by lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hawaiian planters begin to hire nationalities other then Chinese?

2. What were the Indian immigrants attempting to escape in India?

3. What is a credit ticket?

4. What made Chinese immigrants a threat to the mining industry?

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

(see the answer key)

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