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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the foreign miners' license tax apply to?

2. How long had Takaki's family been in America?

3. Why did Chinese immigrants go into debt easily?

4. In what state did the author grow up?

5. What was the ethnic composition where the author grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is partnership farming and who participated?

2. Approximately how many Asians arrived in Hawaii between 1850 and 1920, and where did they work?

3. Who did The Chinese Six Companies support when China became a communist country?

4. How did Asian Indians migrate to America?

5. What law did California pass that was aimed at Japanese farmers?

6. What jobs did Filipino women hold prior to coming to America?

7. Why did the Korean immigrants not have their own community to live in?

8. Who is Abiko Kyutaro and what did he accomplish?

9. Describe the environment Takaki grew up in.

10. Why did Korean immigrants clash with Japanese immigrants in America.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Chinese Six Companies played a major role in the lives of Chinese immigrants. Explain how the Chinese Six Companies formed and their impact on Asian immigration.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Takaki's life and what events led him to write this book. How does he incorporate his own life into his book?

Essay Topic 3

Chinese immigrants aided in building the American railroad. Explain how Chinese immigrants came to work on the railroad and what struggles they faced while doing so.

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