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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, pgs. 230-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the organization laundromat owners formed?
(a) Chinese Laundry Alliance.
(b) Chinese Landromat Alliance.
(c) Asian American Workers Union.
(d) Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance.

2. What industry was very popular for Japanese immigrants to work in?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Finance.
(c) Culinary arts.
(d) Engineering.

3. In 1940, what percent of Chinese immigrants lived on the West coast?
(a) 12%.
(b) 57%.
(c) 49%.
(d) 92%.

4. What made Chinese immigrants a threat to the mining industry?
(a) Their theivery.
(b) Their pointy shoes.
(c) Their long hair.
(d) Their culture.

5. Why did Chinese immigrants go into debt easily?
(a) Low wages.
(b) Lack of knowledge of credit laws.
(c) High spending habits.
(d) No access to internet to pay bills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Chinese workers strike while working on the railways?

2. What location became the prime meeting spot for Chinese immigrants?

3. After the mining industry turned their back on the Chinese, what industry did they turn to?

4. Why did Abiko Kyutaro return to Japan prior to moving permanently to America?

5. Why did Chinese immigrants forge documents after the fires in 1906?

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