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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, pg. 79-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During 1970-1980 how many immigrants were Asian?
(a) 1,099,002.
(b) Half.
(c) One third.
(d) 100%

2. How many Chinese workers were hired to work on the railways in 1865?
(a) 3.
(b) 50.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 9,000.

3. What was the ethnic composition where the author grew up?
(a) Caucasion.
(b) Japanese and Chinese.
(c) Chinese and African American.
(d) French.

4. After the mining industry turned their back on the Chinese, what industry did they turn to?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Financial.

5. Why did Hawaiian planters begin to hire nationalities other then Chinese?
(a) The Chinese immigration rates decreased.
(b) To keep unions out.
(c) Other people applied for the job.
(d) There was a strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Hawaii begin recruiting Filipino workers?

2. In what year were plans made for the transcontinental railroad?

3. What is a credit ticket?

4. What was the purpose of the taxes that were imposed on immigrants, according to Takaki?

5. What industry did many Chinese immigrants move to the United States for?

(see the answer key)

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