Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ronald Takaki
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 88 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ronald Takaki
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the names of the secret societies formed to protect Asian members?
(a) Tongs.
(b) The Free Masons.
(c) The Mighty Steeds.
(d) Mongs.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the Japanese treated similarly to the Chinese immigrants?

2. Who did unmarried Hawaiian men use to find brides in Japan?

3. Who received the highest wages in the Hawaiian plantations?

4. How many Koreans arrived in America between 1903 and 1920?

5. At what grade did education stop for plantation worker's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Chinese immigrants victimized?

2. What major ruling by the courts in 1910 effected Asian Indians and who overturned the decision?

3. Describe Takaki's college experience. How was he treated?

4. Why did Hawaiian business owners began hiring workers other then Chinese immigrants?

5. How did Americans react to Filipino immigration?

6. Why did the Japanese limit Korean immigration?

7. Explain the term 'paper son.'

8. How does Takaki assert that Asians are discriminated against in Chapter 1?

9. During what years did Korean immigrants arrive in the United States and why?

10. How did Chinese immigrants come to work on the Transcontinental Railroad in 1848?

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