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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 were the people carrying who came to the door on page 6?
(a) Books.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Beat sticks.
(d) Suitcases.

2. Who was George named after?
(a) George Frideric Handel.
(b) George Washington.
(c) General George Patton.
(d) King George VI.

3. What did Fumiko bring that surprised everyone when they arrived at Rohwer?
(a) Books.
(b) Photograph album.
(c) Sewing machine.
(d) Cast iron skillet.

4. Which of George's family member immigrated to the United States?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Parents.
(c) Great-great grandparents.
(d) Great-grandparents.

5. When he started to get back on the train on page 47, what did George touch that was hot?
(a) Railing.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Steps.
(d) Train car.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a curfew put in place on the West Coast?

2. When did George's parents meet?

3. What is George's father's middle name?

4. In 1941, how long had George's father lived in the United States?

5. On page 70, what did Fumiko sew?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Executive Order 9066?

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

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

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

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

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

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