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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 general said that "A Jap is a Jap" (111)?
(a) John L. Dewitt.
(b) William Orlando Darby.
(c) James Leo Dalton II.
(d) Gustav J. Braun, Jr.

2. What did George and Henry think an animal that they saw was when they were on a drive outside the camp?
(a) Lion.
(b) Bear.
(c) Big foot.
(d) Dinosaur.

3. What did some boys say a magic word was?
(a) Sakana Beach.
(b) Lanikai Beach.
(c) Poipu Beach.
(d) Kailua Beach.

4. Who taught George and Henry to roll a ball for a snowman?
(a) Takekuma.
(b) Fumiko.
(c) Boys at the camp.
(d) Girls at the camp.

5. When was it decreed that Japanese could service in the U.S. military?
(a) March 12, 1943.
(b) February 3, 1943.
(c) January 11, 1943.
(d) December 29, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. What president later upgraded the medal that the men of the 442nd received?

2. Where was the 1st Batalion, 141st Regiment of the 36th Texas Division cut off from supplies?

3. What did Fumiko wear on her head when they went out of the camp?

4. What does George's mother say that Sakana means?

5. How long was the Takei family at Rohwer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did George's father say about the incident with the soldiers and the magic words?

2. What was a benshi?

3. What were the actions of the 442nd and what did they suffer?

4. What were the only terms under which some of the young men would fight, and what happened to them because of their stand?

5. What medal were men of the 442nd given at first and when did they receive another medal?

6. What was H.R. 4103?

7. Were was the Takei family transferred in May of 1944 and why?

8. Why did the internees later feel shame about their experiences?

9. Who was Daniel K. Inouye?

10. Why did Fumiko not like living by the mess hall at Tule Lake?

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