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

2. What problem was there in the latrines on page 78?
(a) No hot water.
(b) No showers.
(c) No running water.
(d) No privacy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What generation were the Issei Japanese Americans?

2. Which of George's family member immigrated to the United States?

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

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

5. What did the men build on page 77?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When was the Takei family removed from there home and where were they taken?

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

6. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken to and what was it called?

7. How did Fumiko keep herself busy on the train and why?

8. What happened on December 7, 1941, and what did it mean?

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

10. How were the Takei family taken to their quarters at the internment camp?

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