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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who married George's parents?
(a) A Buddhist priest.
(b) A justice of the peace.
(c) A city clerk.
(d) A judge.

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

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

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

5. In 1942, how far could Japanes Americans travel from their resident or place of employment?
(a) About 10 miles.
(b) 12 miles.
(c) No more than 5 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song was being played when George's family put up their Christmas tree on December 7, 1941?

2. On page 52, what did George see advertised on a billboard?

3. What was the train ride like for Takekuma and Fumiko?

4. On page 70, what did Fumiko sew?

5. What problem was there in the latrines on page 78?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the spring of 1942, why had many Japanese already lost much of what they owned?

2. Wha happened on the second day that the Takei family were on the train?

3. What discussions did George used to have with his father when he was a teenager?

4. What did Fletcher Bowron, mayor of Los Angeles, testify about the Japanese?

5. What was Executive Order 9066?

6. Who was Earl Warren and what was his role in having the Japanese interred?

7. How was the journey to the internment camp different for the boys than for the grownups?

8. What did George touch on page 47, and what reaction did he get?

9. What sound did the boys hear when they were dropped off at their block, and what did a boy tell them about the sound?

10. What happened throughout the spring of 1942 to those of Japanese ancestry?

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