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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he started to get back on the train on page 47, what did George touch that was hot?
(a) Train car.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Railing.
(d) Steps.

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

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

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

5. What did George's sister's middle name mean?
(a) Precious one.
(b) Hopeful one.
(c) Gracious child.
(d) Beautiful one.

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

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

8. What was the name of Takekuma's secretary?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Florence.
(d) Louisa.

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

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

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

12. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Arkansas.

13. In 1941, how long had George's father lived in the United States?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 35 years.

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

15. 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) Supper time.
(c) Morning.
(d) Lunch time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Takei family taken when they arrived at the internment camp?

2. Where did George's parents meet?

3. How long had the Takei family been riding on the train when they were ordered to get off for the first time?

4. On what show was George an actor?

5. Where did George's mother go to school?

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