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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

2. Where was George's father born?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

3. When the Takei family was allowed off the train for the first time, what were they to do?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Fill water bottles.
(c) Eat.
(d) Buy food.

4. What was the train ride like for George and Henry?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Scary.
(c) Fun.
(d) Adventure.

5. At its peak, how many Japanese Americans were housed at Rohwer?
(a) 7,500.
(b) 10,500.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 9,500.

6. Where were most of the Japanese Americans from at Rohwer?
(a) California and Hawaii.
(b) California and Oregon.
(c) California and Arizona.
(d) California and Washington.

7. On page 46, how many internment sites were shown?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

8. What business did George's father pursue?
(a) Tailoring.
(b) Bookstore.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Dry cleaning.

9. Which of George's family member immigrated to the United States?
(a) Great-great grandparents.
(b) Parents.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Great-grandparents.

10. What was a problem in the dining hall on page 78?
(a) Not enough tables.
(b) Not enough chairs.
(c) Inedible food.
(d) Unsanitary conditions.

11. When did George's father tell him and his brother as he was packing and they needed to get ready to go?
(a) Night.
(b) Lunch time.
(c) Supper time.
(d) Morning.

12. Where was George born?
(a) East Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Diego.

13. Where were George's parents married?
(a) Los Angeles City Hall.
(b) Los Angeles County Courthouse.
(c) Los Angeles Justice Center.
(d) Buddhist Temple.

14. As a teenager, when did George remember having many conversations with his father?
(a) When they worked in the yard.
(b) After dinner.
(c) While he did his homework.
(d) At breakfast.

15. When George and his brother heard a sound on page 59, what did another boy say the noise was?
(a) Cow.
(b) Bear.
(c) Dinosaur.
(d) Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Takei family taken from Santa Ana to a train?

2. Who came to the door on page 6?

3. Why was Mr. Yasuda arrested?

4. What California politician got behind the movement to lock up the Japanese in 1941?

5. When did President Roosevelt issue an order that the Japanese be interred?

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