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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 46, how many internment sites were shown?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. What was the train ride like for Takekuma and Fumiko?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Anxiety-ridden.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Frustrating.

3. Who got motion sickness on the train ride?
(a) George.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Takekuma.

4. When did President Roosevelt issue an order that the Japanese be interred?
(a) January 9, 1942.
(b) February 11, 1942.
(c) February 19, 1942.
(d) December 21, 1941.

5. Who was George named after?
(a) King George VI.
(b) George Washington.
(c) General George Patton.
(d) George Frideric Handel.

6. When did George's parents meet?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1940.

7. How long had the Takei family been riding on the train when they were ordered to get off for the first time?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

8. When the Takei family was allowed off the train for the first time, what were they to do?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Eat.
(c) Buy food.
(d) Fill water bottles.

9. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Arizona.

10. What is George's father's middle name?
(a) Norman.
(b) Peter.
(c) William.
(d) David.

11. When George and his brother heard a sound on page 59, what did another boy say the noise was?
(a) Lion.
(b) Cow.
(c) Dinosaur.
(d) Bear.

12. How many rooms were in the cabin the Takei family was assigned to live in?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. What did George's sister's middle name mean?
(a) Hopeful one.
(b) Gracious child.
(c) Beautiful one.
(d) Precious one.

14. In 1941, how long had George's father lived in the United States?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 25 years.

15. Why was Mr. Yasuda arrested?
(a) He did not speak English.
(b) He owned ships that traveled to Japan.
(c) He taught the Japanese language.
(d) He had Japanese films.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Mrs. Takahashi have to care for on her own at Rohwer?

2. How old was Takekuma when he and his family were sent to Rohwer?

3. Where were the Takei family taken when they arrived at the internment camp?

4. Who was George's brother named after?

5. Where did George's mother go to school?

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