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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how does Takaki claim Chinese immigrants were victimized?
(a) Violence.
(b) Insurance fraud.
(c) Theft.
(d) Rape.

2. What position did Asians hold on the occupational ladder, according to Takaki?
(a) Lowest rung
(b) Asians didn't make it on the ladder.
(c) Middle rung.
(d) Highest rung.

3. What were the Indian immigrants attempting to escape in India?
(a) The education system.
(b) War.
(c) Genocide.
(d) British rule.

4. How would unmarried Hawaiian men select Japanese brides?
(a) They were assigned by lottery.
(b) They courted them.
(c) Someone chose for them.
(d) From picture books.

5. Who did unmarried Hawaiian men use to find brides in Japan?
(a) Police.
(b) Priests.
(c) Agents.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. During 1970-1980 how many immigrants were Asian?

2. What was put into place to protect Chinese immigrants but ultimately did not work?

3. What were blood unions based upon?

4. What emotion did the picture brides feel when they met their husbands?

5. On what island did the author grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Asian brides arrived in America? What were their reactions?

2. Why did Vietnamese immigrants arrive in America and where did they live when they first arrived?

3. Why did Korean immigrants clash with Japanese immigrants in America.

4. What is the life of a first generation immigrant like in America?

5. How did the Japanese become the largest voting block in Hawaii?

6. Why did Chinese immigrants open laundromats?

7. What name does Takaki give to Asian labor forces and where does the name come from?

8. How did Filipinos feel about their homeland?

9. Why did the sugar plantations treat their workers well? How did they treat them well?

10. What is partnership farming and who participated?

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