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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hiroshima bombed?
(a) September 1945.
(b) August 1945.
(c) November 1945.
(d) June 1945.

2. What did George and Henry catch on page 81?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Firefly.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Butterfly.

3. Were were men who refused to fight if they could not sign up at their local draft board and their families be freed sent?
(a) Beaumont.
(b) Victorville.
(c) Leavenworth.
(d) Florence.

4. What questions on a questionaire on page 114 were particularly contentious?
(a) 15 and 16.
(b) 27 and 28.
(c) 1 and 2.
(d) 18 and 19.

5. What general said that "A Jap is a Jap" (111)?
(a) Gustav J. Braun, Jr.
(b) William Orlando Darby.
(c) John L. Dewitt.
(d) James Leo Dalton II.

6. When was it decreed that Japanese could service in the U.S. military?
(a) January 11, 1943.
(b) December 29, 1942.
(c) February 3, 1943.
(d) March 12, 1943.

7. What animals did George and Henry see when they drove outside of camp?
(a) Deer.
(b) Horses and cows.
(c) Pigs and chickens.
(d) Sheep.

8. When was a special all-Nisei military unit created?
(a) Spring 1943.
(b) Early 1943.
(c) Winter 1943.
(d) Late 1943.

9. On page 144, what was the reason for the protest that made George and his father run to safety?
(a) Arrest of a man accused as a radical.
(b) Arrest of a teenager.
(c) Arrest of a woman.
(d) Arrest of a man accused of stealing.

10. When the Takei family left Camp Rohwer, how long were they told it would take to reach Tule Lake?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

11. What sound on page 105 indicated that Santa was coming?
(a) Ho ho ho.
(b) Noise on the roof.
(c) Sound of hooves.
(d) Jingle jingle.

12. What did Japanese men have to do who were in the army at the time Pearl Harbor was bombed?
(a) Leave the military.
(b) Serve in prisons.
(c) Be transferred to stateside jobs.
(d) Surrender their weapons.

13. On page 96, how many miles an hour did Takekuma drive when he took his family outside the camp?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 45.

14. For their first Christmas Eve dinner at the camp, what did everyone have for dessert?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) Ice cream sundaes.
(d) White cake.

15. On page 101, how often had George seen snow?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the men of the 442nd who were sent to Bavaria as prisoners liberated?

2. What injury did Senator Daniel K. Inouye receive when he fought with the 442nd?

3. At its peak, how many internees were held at Tule Lake?

4. What did everyone do while they waited for Santa the first Christmas at the camp?

5. How long was the Takei family at Rohwer?

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