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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. When was the medal that the men of the 442nd upgraded?

2. When did George remember seeing the real Santa?

3. When the Takei family left Camp Rohwer, how long were they told it would take to reach Tule Lake?

4. What did some boys say a magic word was?

5. When was Santa supposed to come for the first Christmas at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did the Takei family go in a Jeep on page 97?

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

4. What did George's father say about the incident with the soldiers and the magic words?

5. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

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

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

8. Who was Daniel K. Inouye?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is a graphic novel. How do the illustrations enhance the text? How do they provide visual clues about people and events? How do the illustrations impact the narrative?

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

The Nakayama boys encouraged Henry to shout some words at soldiers. How did the Nakayama boys get Henry to yell some words at soldiers? How did the Nakayama boys manipulate George to get him to do what they wanted?

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