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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. Who came to the door on page 6?

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

3. What song was being played when George's family put up their Christmas tree on December 7, 1941?

4. When was the Takei family taken from Santa Ana to a train?

5. How old was the firstborn child of George's parents when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the Takei family taken to their quarters at the internment camp?

2. What sound did the boys hear when they were dropped off at their block, and what did a boy tell them about the sound?

3. What did Fletcher Bowron, mayor of Los Angeles, testify about the Japanese?

4. Where was the internment camp that the Takei family was taken to and what was it called?

5. What was George's mother's history?

6. Who was Earl Warren and what was his role in having the Japanese interred?

7. What was Camp Rohwer like and how many did it house at its peak?

8. Why was a representative needed for the community, and how did Takekuma become that representative?

9. What happened to the Takei family after they were at the racetrack for a while?

10. What did George touch on page 47, and what reaction did he get?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Japanese-Americans made Rohwer their home and a community. How did the Japanese-Americans solve problems and work together? How did working together help them build a community?

Essay Topic 2

Later in life, George realized that his memories of the internment camp were different from the memories his parents had. Why were their memories different? Did George’s memories misrepresent the truth?

Essay Topic 3

George’s father was a strong supporter of American democracy. Why was George’s father such a strong supporter of American democracy? Why was it ironic that he defended American democracy?

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