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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the American Land and Produce Company?
(a) A Japanese farming community.
(b) A collection of white business owners.
(c) A Japanese landscaping company.
(d) A banana company.

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

4. Who did unmarried Hawaiian men use to find brides in Japan?
(a) Agents.
(b) Priests.
(c) Police.
(d) Teachers.

5. What did Takaki write that contributed to growth of the Asian population in America?
(a) Immigration Act of 1922.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) Immigration Act of 1965.
(d) Freedom of speech.

6. What Marxist term does Takaki give the Asian workforce?
(a) Pravda.
(b) The capitalist navy.
(c) The industrial reserve army.
(d) Laissez-faire.

7. What location became the prime meeting spot for Chinese immigrants?
(a) Laundromats.
(b) Stores.
(c) Shopping malls.
(d) Restaraunts.

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

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

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

11. What was the purpose of the taxes that were imposed on immigrants, according to Takaki?
(a) All citizens should be taxed.
(b) Revenue.
(c) Exclusion of the Chinese.
(d) Law and order.

12. Why did Chinese workers strike while working on the railways?
(a) Higher wages.
(b) Pensions.
(c) Sexual harrasment.
(d) Health insurance.

13. When did the first wave of Asian immigration begin?
(a) Immigration Act of 1924.
(b) With the Mayflower.
(c) Immigration Act of 1968.
(d) The Cold War.

14. What made Chinese immigrants a threat to the mining industry?
(a) Their culture.
(b) Their long hair.
(c) Their theivery.
(d) Their pointy shoes.

15. Where did Japanese women work in America?
(a) At home.
(b) In and out of the home.
(c) Out of the home.
(d) In laundromats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did immigrants think about Hawaii? Why did they go there?

2. What is a credit ticket?

3. What industry was very popular for Japanese immigrants to work in?

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

5. Why did Japanese people immigrate to the United States according to Takaki?

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