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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. How many layers of barbed wire were on the barbed-wire fence at Tule Lake?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. On page 96, how many miles an hour did Takekuma drive when he took his family outside the camp?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

3. On page 136, what was the English translation for what a man called another?
(a) Beast.
(b) Bitch.
(c) Pig.
(d) Dog.

4. What type of hat did Fumiko give Takekuma when they were driving outside the camp?
(a) Bowler.
(b) Ball cap.
(c) Straw hat.
(d) Boater.

5. When was the Takei family relocated to another internment camp?
(a) May 30, 1944.
(b) May 1, 1944.
(c) May 9, 1944.
(d) May 13, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms were in the Takei's cabin at Tule Lake?

2. When was Santa supposed to come for the first Christmas at the camp?

3. Who fell asleep first on the ride back to the camp after visiting a farm?

4. What did some boys say a magic word was?

5. On page 154, how many Japanese Americans at Tule Lake gave up their American citizenship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Fumiko not like living by the mess hall at Tule Lake?

2. What were the actions of the 442nd and what did they suffer?

3. What special dinner was served at the camp on Christmas Eve?

4. Why did Takekuma and Fumiko answer no on questions 27 and 28 on a questionaire from the U.S. government?

5. How was Tule Lake different than Rohwer?

6. What did George's father say about the incident with the soldiers and the magic words?

7. What did Chevy and Ford tell George and Henry?

8. What did George's father tell him about Santa Claus's arrival on page 103?

9. What medal were men of the 442nd given at first and when did they receive another medal?

10. Why did the internees later feel shame about their experiences?

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