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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. What foreign consul arrived in January to investigate the conditions at Topaz for the Japanese government?

2. How many Japanese were housed at Tanforan?

3. How long did Yoshiko and a friend take refuge in a laundry barrack during a dust storm at Topaz?

4. How late would Dwight be out sometimes attending arbitration meetings?

5. How many acres did Tanforan encompass?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Yoshiko receive her college diploma?

2. How were the barracks organized and furnished at Topaz?

3. What was the first dust storm like that Yoshiko experienced?

4. How did everyone dress for Thanksgiving dinner at Topaz?

5. Who greeted the internees when they arrived at Topaz?

6. Who were some people who died at Topaz?

7. How did a woman solve the problem of no bathtubs at Tanforan?

8. How was Keiko finally able to use her college degree?

9. How did friends help the Uchidas settle into their horse stall?

10. Where did friends gather at Tanforan to say goodbye to the Uchidas and other internees as they headed to Topaz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tanforan and Topaz became communities for the Japanese-Americans. How long did it take for the internees to start establishing institutions and community activities in the camps? What types of institutions and community activities were established? How did the Japanese-Americans band together? What was it they did they really created a sense of community?

Essay Topic 2

For a brief time at Tanforan, the Japanese were self-governing and held elections. How did the Japanese establish political boundaries? What offices were up for election? How was voting held? Why were the votes invalidated? How long were the Japanese allowed to self-govern? Why was this privilege rescinded?

Essay Topic 3

The Army’s official euphemism for the forced removal of the Japanese was evacuation. Were the Japanese removed from the west coast for their safety? Where, in some minds, did the danger lie? Why would it have been more truthful for the Army to have said that the Japanese were being interned or imprisoned?

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