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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 song was being played when George's family put up their Christmas tree on December 7, 1941?
(a) Silent Night.
(b) Joy to the World.
(c) O Little Town of Bethlehem.
(d) Hark the Herald Angels.

2. What were the Takei family's accommodations when they were taken from their home?
(a) Horse stall.
(b) Barn loft.
(c) Tent.
(d) Shack.

3. When George's father said that he had to help his family get ready, how much time was he allowed?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

4. How old was Takekuma when he and his family were sent to Rohwer?
(a) 37.
(b) 39.
(c) 36.
(d) 38.

5. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Idaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did George's parents meet?

2. On what show was George an actor?

3. What happened on December 7, 1941?

4. Where were the Takei family taken when they arrived at the internment camp?

5. Who was George's brother named after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Executive Order 9066?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was George's father history?

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

10. Why was a representative needed for the community, and how did Takekuma become that representative?

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