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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does the family live?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Portland, Maine.
(c) Miami, Florida.
(d) Berkeley, California.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the boy's favorite interests?
(a) Collecting stamps.
(b) Flying kites.
(c) Baseball.
(d) His pet tortoise.

3. The children and their mother live in a single room in ___________________.
(a) an old motel.
(b) a tar-papered barracks.
(c) a dormitory.
(d) a convention center.

4. How often does the girl's father write letters to the family?
(a) Bi-weekly.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

5. What does the mother tell the boy they will do when the war is over?
(a) Go to Disneyland.
(b) Go to Japan.
(c) Go to the Grand Canyon.
(d) Go home.

6. What do the girl and her brother hope to see on their journey?
(a) Indians.
(b) Buffalos.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cowboys.

7. Which of the following is NOT true about the family's experience at Tanforan Racetrack?
(a) The flies were really bad.
(b) They slept on mattresses stuffed with straw.
(c) The horse stalls had linoleum floors.
(d) They ate out of horse troughs.

8. What does the boy say that his father is fond of?
(a) Nice suits.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) His pipe.
(d) Baseball games.

9. What does the girl remember doing with her father in the early mornings?
(a) Jogging.
(b) Squeezing fresh orange juice.
(c) Walking the dog.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

10. What does the boy listen to on the radio at night?
(a) Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show.
(b) The Little Orphan Annie Show.
(c) War reports.
(d) Hit Parade music show.

11. What does the woman do with the cat since pets are not permitted at the internment camp?
(a) She gives it to the neighbor.
(b) She gives it to their minister.
(c) She takes it to a shelter.
(d) She lets it run away.

12. What is hanging on the woman's daughter's door?
(a) A name plate.
(b) A pair of ballet shoes.
(c) A Do Not Disturb sign.
(d) A poster.

13. In which city do the passengers disembark from the train?
(a) Butte, Montana.
(b) Lenexa, Kansas.
(c) Delta, Utah.
(d) Portland, Oregon.

14. Who was the boy's next door friend back home?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sara.
(c) Mikey.
(d) Vince.

15. People of which descent are to be relocated?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Tanforan Horse Racing Track located?

2. Who is the Japanese Emperor?

3. The boy has a picture of whom fastened to the wall?

4. Which religion can the detainees not practice?

5. What is stamped on the husband's letters to his wife?

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