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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people did each block at Rohwer house?

2. Where was George born?

3. When the Takei family were riding on the train from the racetrack, what would they have to do every time they passed a town?

4. How many generations had the Sansei been in the United States?

5. As a teenager, when did George remember having many conversations with his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken to and what was it called?

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

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

4. What was Camp Rohwer like and how many did it house at its peak?

5. Who was Earl Warren and what was his role in having the Japanese interred?

6. What happened on December 7, 1941, and what did it mean?

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

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

9. What did George touch on page 47, and what reaction did he get?

10. How was the journey to the internment camp different for the boys than for the grownups?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George Takei wrote They Called Us Enemy. Why did Takei write the book?

Essay Topic 2

Fumiko brought toys and treats for the boys on the train. Why was bringing toys and treats a sacrifice for Fumiko? How did she care for her family during the trip and their internment? Who did she always put first? What did her actions reveal about motherhood and sacrifice?

Essay Topic 3

George believed that there were patriots who fought and patriots who did not. What were two groups of people that George believed were patriots? Why did he believe those who fought and those who protested were both patriots?

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