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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 were the Uchidas housed at Tanforan?

2. How old was the oldest man who was interred with Dwight in Montana?

3. How old was Dwight when he retired from Mitsui?

4. What grade did Yoshiko teach at Tanforan?

5. Inevitably, from what direction did a wind sweep into Tanforan and stir up dust and litter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Topaz camp arranged?

2. How did Dwight celebrate his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary?

3. In Chapter 6, what would non-Japanese friends bring the Uchidas when they came to visit?

4. Why did Yoshiko and her mother make signs for the washrooms at Tanforan?

5. Where was Yoshiko released to go in May, 1943?

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

7. What astonished Yoshiko when they reached the Salt Lake City station?

8. What break were the internees given after the train reached Nevada sagebrush country?

9. How did Keiko and Yoshiko try to make their parents’ twenty-sixth anniversary special?

10. How did Yoshiko receive her college diploma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Uchida family made a trip to Japan—a trip that invoked different emotions and meant something special to each family member who went on the trip. What did Iku remember about her first trip to America? How did the voyage to Japan compare to that trip? How did Iku feel about the luxury they were able to afford? In what way was the trip a homecoming for Dwight and Iku? Why was it especially a homecoming for Iku? How did Iku feel about returning to Japan for a visit? What did the trip mean to Yoshio and Keiko? Why did the trip to Japan mean something special to Grandmother Uchida? How did the trip fulfill dreams that some of the family members had?

Essay Topic 2

In 1943, Japanese Americans were allowed and encouraged to serve in the United States military. Why weren’t they allowed to serve in the military from June of 1942 to January of 1943? Why did President Roosevelt believe that the Nisei should finally be allowed to serve? How were the Nisei to be allowed to serve? Why not integrate them throughout the army? Why were some Issei disdainful of the plan to allow Japanese Americans in the military? Why was it hypocritical for the United States to be asking the Nisei to enlist? How did this new policy cause tremendous turmoil at Topaz? What struggle did the Nisei face as they considered whether to enlist or not?

Essay Topic 3

As a child and teen, Yoshiko wanted to deny her Japanese background. How was Yoshiko treated in elementary school? Was high school any better? Were there certain places that Japanese were not welcome? Why was it difficult for Japanese college graduates to get jobs? Why did Yoshiko want to be more “white” than Japanese? Why did she try to deny her background? Why did she later embrace her heritage? Did society change or did she?

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