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

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

3. Why did the Japanese limit Korean immigration to Hawaii, according to Chapter 2?
(a) Hawaii decided to build a really big fence.
(b) Korea went to war.
(c) So they could not compete with the Japense for jobs.
(d) The quota was already met.

4. What industry did many Chinese immigrants move to the United States for?
(a) Diamond mining.
(b) Coal mining.
(c) Steel mining.
(d) Gold mining.

5. What were the Indian immigrants attempting to escape in India?
(a) The education system.
(b) War.
(c) British rule.
(d) Genocide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where does Takaki write that many Chinese immigrants settled?

3. What emotion did the picture brides feel when they met their husbands?

4. When did the first wave of Asian immigration begin?

5. Which policy worker called for the use of Chinese workers on the transcontinental railroad?

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