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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 was George's brother named after?
(a) Henry David. Thoreau.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Henry Ford.
(d) Henry Aaron.

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

3. Where did George's father tell him they were going when they were taken from California by train in 1942?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Utah.
(d) Vacation.

4. Under what order did George and his family have to leave their home?
(a) 6387.
(b) 7192.
(c) 8134.
(d) 9066.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many blocks did Rohwer have?

2. When did George's parents meet?

3. Where was George's father born?

4. At its peak, how many Japanese Americans were housed at Rohwer?

5. What did George's sister's middle name mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did George's parents feel about their new living conditions?

3. What did Fumiko bring that was forbidden and why?

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

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

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

7. What was George's father history?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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