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

2. What happened on December 7, 1941?
(a) RAF bomb German aircraft factories.
(b) Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
(c) Battle of Bataan.
(d) Battle of Normandy.

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

4. What generation were the Issei Japanese Americans?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

5. On page 52, what did George see advertised on a billboard?
(a) The Texas Steakhouse.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chevrolet.
(d) Cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 46, how many internment sites were shown?

2. What did the men build on page 77?

3. When George and his brother heard a sound on page 59, what did another boy say the noise was?

4. What was the train ride like for George and Henry?

5. How many Japanese were living in the U.S. in 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Takei family after they were at the racetrack for a while?

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

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

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

5. How did George's mother make the trip unforgettable for the boys?

6. What was George's mother's history?

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

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

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

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

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