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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 70, what did Fumiko sew?
(a) Cool clothing.
(b) Curtains and braided rug.
(c) Dish towels.
(d) Curtains and throws.

2. How many rooms were in the cabin the Takei family was assigned to live in?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What did George say that it felt like when they opened the door to the cabin at Rohwer?
(a) Oven.
(b) Desert heat.
(c) Furnace.
(d) Bonfire.

4. Who got motion sickness on the train ride?
(a) Henry.
(b) George.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Takekuma.

5. How many generations had the Sansei been in the United States?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. What were the Takei family's accommodations when they were taken from their home?
(a) Horse stall.
(b) Barn loft.
(c) Shack.
(d) Tent.

7. What generation were the Issei Japanese Americans?
(a) 1st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

8. How many children did Mrs. Takahashi have to care for on her own at Rohwer?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

9. Who was George named after?
(a) General George Patton.
(b) George Washington.
(c) King George VI.
(d) George Frideric Handel.

10. How long had the Takei family been riding on the train when they were ordered to get off for the first time?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

11. Where did George's parents meet?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

12. Why was Mr. Yasuda arrested?
(a) He had Japanese films.
(b) He taught the Japanese language.
(c) He did not speak English.
(d) He owned ships that traveled to Japan.

13. What did the men build on page 77?
(a) Community center.
(b) Awnings.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Sidewalks.

14. Why was Mrs. Takahashi's husband arrested?
(a) He was a Buddhist minister.
(b) He was related to a Japanese general.
(c) He had family in Japan in the military.
(d) He had come from Japan the year before.

15. How old was Takekuma when he and his family were sent to Rohwer?
(a) 37.
(b) 38.
(c) 39.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to the door on page 6?

2. When did George's father tell him and his brother as he was packing and they needed to get ready to go?

3. Where did the train stop when it first allowed the Takei family to get off?

4. When George's father said that he had to help his family get ready, how much time was he allowed?

5. How old was the firstborn child of George's parents when he died?

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