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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Chinese immigrants work in New England?
(a) Tire Factories.
(b) Shoe Factories.
(c) Maple fields.
(d) Raking leaves.

2. 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.

3. What were Asian workers issued that took the place of dollars?
(a) Visas.
(b) Coins.
(c) Coupons.
(d) Stones.

4. Why did very few Chinese immigrants return to China according to The Chinese Six Companies?
(a) Lack of family.
(b) The government would not let them return.
(c) No passport.
(d) No money.

5. Why did Hawaiian planters begin to hire nationalities other then Chinese?
(a) The Chinese immigration rates decreased.
(b) There was a strike.
(c) To keep unions out.
(d) Other people applied for the job.

6. What did the Filipino labor contracts include?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Food.
(c) Bedding.
(d) Wives.

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

8. What was the reaction in Chapter 3, to the special taxes put upon Chinese immigrants?
(a) Tears.
(b) Cheers.
(c) Lawsuits and protests.
(d) A new president.

9. What types of businesses did Japanese immigrants open?
(a) Forest preserves.
(b) Medical practices.
(c) Fruit and vegetable farms.
(d) Banks.

10. What jobs did female Chinese immigrants hold according to Chapter 3?
(a) Housekeepers and prostitutes.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Doctors.

11. According to Takaki, what is the occupational structure based on?
(a) Race.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Gender.
(d) Family.

12. What were Chinese immigrants subjected to by American citizens, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Welcoming to the community.
(b) Prejudice and immigration.
(c) Burning crosses.
(d) Gentrification.

13. What did the blood unions become in 1920?
(a) Fight! Freedom! Work!
(b) The Asian Pacific Party.
(c) The Laborers in Arms Association.
(d) Hawaii Laborers Association.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization supported Chinese immigrants and protested their poor treatment?

2. In Chapter 3, how does Takaki claim Chinese immigrants were victimized?

3. What was the American Land and Produce Company also known as?

4. What position did Asians hold on the occupational ladder, according to Takaki?

5. Where did Takaki go to college?

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