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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 old was Takekuma when he and his family were sent to Rohwer?

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

3. What did George's mother do as they left their home at the beginning of the book?

4. What became Takekuma's job at Rohwer?

5. What were the people carrying who came to the door on page 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Fumiko keep herself busy on the train and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Takeis were taken to Camp Rohwer by train. What was the train ride like for George and Henry? What was the ride like for Fumiko and Takekuma? How does perspective affect how events are perceived?

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

What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of They Called Us Enemy, and how does it affect what readers think of George and the story he tells?

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