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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pgs. 112-131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what island did the author grow up?
(a) Rikers.
(b) Maui.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Oahu.

2. What does Takaki say is the fastest growing ethnic population?
(a) Columbian.
(b) Haitian.
(c) Middle Eastern.
(d) Asian.

3. How many Chinese workers were hired to work on the railways in 1865?
(a) 9,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 3.

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

5. Why did Chinese immigrants go into debt easily?
(a) High spending habits.
(b) No access to internet to pay bills.
(c) Lack of knowledge of credit laws.
(d) Low wages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did William Hoper find to be unproductive workers at his sugar mill?

2. What were Chinese immigrants subjected to by American citizens, according to Chapter 3?

3. What jobs did female Chinese immigrants hold according to Chapter 3?

4. What Marxist term does Takaki give the Asian workforce?

5. In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?

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