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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. What medal did the men of the 442nd receive from President Roosevelt?
(a) Silver Star.
(b) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(c) Distinguished Service Cross.
(d) Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

2. When was the medal that the men of the 442nd upgraded?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2000.

3. On page 144, what was the reason for the protest that made George and his father run to safety?
(a) Arrest of a teenager.
(b) Arrest of a woman.
(c) Arrest of a man accused as a radical.
(d) Arrest of a man accused of stealing.

4. On page 118, how many missions had been sent to retrieve a lost batalion?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. How often would Herbert Nicholson deliver books to the camps?
(a) Every other month.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Each month.
(d) Every three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the segregated soliders of the 442nd sent to break through German lines?

2. What does George's mother say that Sakana means?

3. What did George and Henry catch on page 81?

4. How many men from the 442nd were sent to Bavaria as prisoners?

5. When was it decreed that Japanese could service in the U.S. military?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in August of 1945 and how did Japanese-Americans feel about it?

2. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

3. What was a benshi?

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

5. When did Santa Claus arrive at the camp?

6. Where did the Takei family go in a Jeep on page 97?

7. What was exciting to George when winter arrived?

8. What did George and Henry have to explore at the camp?

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

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

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