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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. Which Chinese group became active in the opium and prostitution rings?

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

3. Who did William Hoper find to be unproductive workers at his sugar mill?

4. When did William Hoper open his sugar mill?

5. At what grade did education stop for plantation worker's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Japanese limit Korean immigration?

2. What is partnership farming and who participated?

3. What were the working conditions of Filipino immigrants?

4. How were Chinese immigrants victimized?

5. Describe Takaki's college experience. How was he treated?

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

7. How did the second generation of Koreans born in America differ from their parents?

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

9. How did WWII change America?

10. How does Takaki assert that Asians are discriminated against in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Briefly discuss Marx's economic theory and how it influenced Takaki. Define the term industrial reserve army and how Takaki uses it in his book.

Essay Topic 2

Chinese immigrants aided in building the American railroad. Explain how Chinese immigrants came to work on the railroad and what struggles they faced while doing so.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of picture brides for immigrants. Also, describe the experience of the brides upon their arrival in America.

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