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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was an announcement made that Nisei men could join the armed forces?
(a) February 3, 1943.
(b) January 28, 1943.
(c) December 29, 1942.
(d) January 15, 1943.

2. During Thanksgiving celebrations, what was the name of Dwight’s song?
(a) Song of Topaz.
(b) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(c) America the Beautiful.
(d) Missoula Camp Song.

3. What was the altitude at Topaz?
(a) 4,600 feet.
(b) 5,200 feet.
(c) 6,439 feet.
(d) 3,987 feet.

4. How many latrines were available for the section of Tanforan where the Uchidas lived?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. How many books did the Tanforan library contain at first?
(a) 41.
(b) 67.
(c) 25.
(d) 54.

6. What gift did some friends bring the Uchidas that first night in Tanforan?
(a) Dried prunes.
(b) Soup.
(c) Maskey’s chocolates.
(d) Oranges.

7. How many daytime visits were the internees allowed to other train cars on the trip to Utah?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

8. By the end of June, what percent of the residents of Tanforan were either teaching or going to school?
(a) 55.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

9. How many students attended the Tanforan art school?
(a) 500.
(b) 285.
(c) 600.
(d) 159.

10. What grade did Yoshiko teach at Tanforan?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Kindergarten.

11. In Chapter 8, where did Yoshiko apply to go to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Broward.
(c) Smith.
(d) Rutgers.

12. What time did the train reach Nevada?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

13. Who helped get toys and play things for the Tanforan nursery schools?
(a) Churches.
(b) Professors at Berkeley.
(c) Professor from Mills College.
(d) YMCA.

14. How much was the pay to be a teacher at the Tanforan elementary school?
(a) $16 a month.
(b) $10 a week.
(c) $20 a month.
(d) $5 a week.

15. With how many families did Iku share the evergreen branches she received for Christmas?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were classes for the children first held at Tanforan?

2. How many internees rode the train to Utah?

3. How many camps for internees were scattered throughout the United States?

4. How old was the man shot to death by an MP in Chapter 8?

5. How many days were Dwight and Iku allowed to take to visit Dwight’s mother?

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