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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. Where was a special all-Nisei military unit created?

2. What animals did George and Henry see when they drove outside of camp?

3. What did Takekuma tell George that keton meant?

4. How many days after Hiroshima was bombed was Nagasaki also bombed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did George and Henry have to explore at the camp?

2. Were was the Takei family transferred in May of 1944 and why?

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

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

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

6. Who was Daniel K. Inouye?

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

8. What was exciting to George when winter arrived?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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