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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. On page 102, who was the first to get hit by a snowball?

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

3. What medal did the men of the 442nd receive from President Roosevelt?

4. How many rooms were in the Takei's cabin at Tule Lake?

5. When was it decreed that Japanese could service in the U.S. military?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Takekuma and Fumiko answer no on questions 27 and 28 on a questionaire from the U.S. government?

3. When did Santa Claus arrive at the camp?

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

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

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

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

8. What was a benshi?

9. What happened in August of 1945 and how did Japanese-Americans feel about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

George’s father taught him about the democratic process. How did George’s father teach him about the democratic process? What did George learn made up the democratic process? How did his father’s teachings help him become involved in the democratic process?

Essay Topic 3

The detainees were asked to complete a loyalty questionnaire. What questions were asked in the loyalty questionnaire? What two questions were particularly contentious? What did those questions and the questionnaire convey about hypocrisy?

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