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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 was the second thing that made George think that the Santa on page 107 was not real?
(a) He was his father.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was one of the community elders.
(d) He was Japanese.

2. When were the men of the 442nd who were sent to Bavaria as prisoners liberated?
(a) February 1945.
(b) January 1945.
(c) March 1945.
(d) April 1945.

3. On page 119, how many casulties did the 442nd suffer?
(a) Over 800.
(b) 641.
(c) About 700.
(d) 912.

4. What did George and Henry catch on page 81?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Firefly.

5. When Henry woke on page 109, what did he see?
(a) His mother walking the floor with his sister.
(b) His mother crying.
(c) Henry throwing up.
(d) His dad throwing things.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was it decreed that Japanese could service in the U.S. military?

2. On page 109, what was the date?

3. What type of hat did Fumiko give Takekuma when they were driving outside the camp?

4. What medal did the men of the 442nd receive from President Roosevelt?

5. On page 102, who was the first to get hit by a snowball?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

2. What happened in August of 1945 and how did Japanese-Americans feel about it?

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

4. What was exciting to George when winter arrived?

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

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

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

8. What was H.R. 4103?

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

10. When did Santa Claus arrive at the camp?

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