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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 type of hat did Fumiko give Takekuma when they were driving outside the camp?

2. What was the first thing that made George think that the Santa on page 107 was not real?

3. On page 136, what was the English translation for what a man called another?

4. When did George remember seeing the real Santa?

5. When did the Takei family arrive at Tule Lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did George and Henry feel when they saw a hog on a farm?

3. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

4. Why did George think the Santa Claus that came to the camp was not the real Santa Claus?

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

6. When did Santa Claus arrive at the camp?

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

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

9. Who was Daniel K. Inouye?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Japanese-Americans were haunted by the shame of the internment camps. Why did Japanese-Americans feel shame for being in the camps? Was it their fault that they were interred? Who should have felt shame for the situation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

George’s father was a strong supporter of American democracy. Why was George’s father such a strong supporter of American democracy? Why was it ironic that he defended American democracy?

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