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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of farming were Asian-Indians active in?
(a) Co-op farming.
(b) Cat fish farming.
(c) Cucumber farming.
(d) Partnership farming.

2. Koreans were accepted ________ their Asian peers.
(a) More than.
(b) About the same as.
(c) Less than.
(d) As equals to.

3. In what industry did the majority of Koreans work?
(a) Law.
(b) Finance.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Agriculture.

4. Where did Chinese children study at night?
(a) The local laundromat.
(b) Chinese schools.
(c) Their homes.
(d) Libraries.

5. In 1940, what percent of Chinese immigrants lived on the West coast?
(a) 57%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 92%.
(d) 49%.

6. Why did the second generation of Koreans differ from the first generation?
(a) They wanted to return to Korea.
(b) They were Americanized.
(c) They were educated.
(d) They did not speak Korean.

7. Where did Asian-Indian workers work in Washington?
(a) Lumber yards.
(b) Fish markets.
(c) Steel mills.
(d) Libraries.

8. Which group is the largest of Asian immigrants?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Filipino.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Korean.

9. When did the Filipinos begin to migrate?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1905.

10. What did the letters Lung On and Ing Hay received demand they do?
(a) Close their buisness.
(b) Return home.
(c) Pay their visa fees.
(d) Pay taxes.

11. Who had conflicts with the Asian-Indian workers?
(a) Black workers.
(b) Korean workers.
(c) Japanese workers.
(d) White workers.

12. What did second generation Koreans not believe in?
(a) American war.
(b) Korean nationalism.
(c) American politics.
(d) Korean religion.

13. Where did most Filipinos initially arrive?
(a) Maul.
(b) Seattle.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Tahoe.

14. What does Takaki hope the reader learns about from his book?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) The history of Hawaii.
(c) Asian culture.
(d) The history of immigration.

15. Why were Asian-Indian workers subjected to racial slurs?
(a) Because they dressed differently.
(b) Because of language.
(c) Because of religion.
(d) Because of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Takaki described the majority of Chinese immigrants in his book?

2. When did the Vietnamese population grow in America?

3. Why did many Filipino immigrants not practice their profession once they arrived in the United States?

4. What is the income level of Asian immigrants?

5. How were Asian immigrants treated in America?

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