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

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

3. How long was the Takei family at Rohwer?
(a) 1 year and 2 months.
(b) 1 year and 7 months.
(c) 1 year and 11 months.
(d) 1 year and 8 months.

4. What senator said that the Japanese "cannot be assimilated" (111)?
(a) Tom Stewart.
(b) Alben W. Barkley.
(c) Ellison D. Smith.
(d) Joseph F. Guffey.

5. What did Takekuma use to take his family outside the camp on page 92?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Truck.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught George and Henry to roll a ball for a snowman?

2. When did President Roosevelt give men of the 442nd a metal?

3. What animals did George and Henry see when they drove outside of camp?

4. When did George remember seeing the real Santa?

5. On page 106, what did one child do when Santa came?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Takekuma and Fumiko answer no on questions 27 and 28 on a questionaire from the U.S. government?

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

3. What special dinner was served at the camp on Christmas Eve?

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

5. What was a benshi?

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

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

8. How was Tule Lake different than Rohwer?

9. What happened when George said the words that Chevy and Ford taught him?

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

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