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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. At its peak, how many internees were held at Tule Lake?
(a) 15,500.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 21,000.

2. What movie did George remember watching on page 131?
(a) Adventures of Red Ryder.
(b) The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(c) 20 Mule Team.
(d) Billy the Kid in Texas.

3. How many men from the 442nd were sent to Bavaria as prisoners?
(a) 28.
(b) 42.
(c) 56.
(d) 39.

4. When was the medal that the men of the 442nd upgraded?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2000.

5. When did H.R. 4103 come before the Senate?
(a) June 11, 1944.
(b) June 9, 1944,
(c) June 23, 1944.
(d) June 2, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some boys say a magic word was?

2. What would older boys at Rohwer play?

3. From what bookstore did a man bring books to the camps?

4. What did Henry tell the guards he wanted?

5. When was Hiroshima bombed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

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

3. What did George's father tell him about Santa Claus's arrival on page 103?

4. What did Chevy and Ford tell George and Henry?

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. When did Santa Claus arrive at the camp?

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

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

9. What was a benshi?

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

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