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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. What was the train ride like for George and Henry?

2. What were the Takei family's accommodations when they were taken from their home?

3. Where were most of the Japanese Americans from at Rohwer?

4. Why was Mr. Yasuda arrested?

5. What California politician got behind the movement to lock up the Japanese in 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wha happened on the second day that the Takei family were on the train?

2. When was a curfew established and what were the penalties for breaking the curfew?

3. Why was a representative needed for the community, and how did Takekuma become that representative?

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

5. What happened throughout the spring of 1942 to those of Japanese ancestry?

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

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

8. What was George's father history?

9. What did Fumiko bring that was forbidden and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many detainees struggled with how to answer a loyalty questionnaire. Why did the loyalty questionnaire cause a moral dilemma for many of the detainees?

Essay Topic 2

Later in life, George realized that his memories of the internment camp were different from the memories his parents had. Why were their memories different? Did George’s memories misrepresent the truth?

Essay Topic 3

The Japanese-Americans made Rohwer their home and a community. How did the Japanese-Americans solve problems and work together? How did working together help them build a community?

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