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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 was George's brother named after?

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

3. Which of George's family member immigrated to the United States?

4. When the Takei family was allowed off the train for the first time, what were they to do?

5. In 1942, how far could Japanes Americans travel from their resident or place of employment?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was a curfew established and what were the penalties for breaking the curfew?

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

3. Wha happened on the second day that the Takei family were on the train?

4. What was Executive Order 9066?

5. What happened on December 7, 1941, and what did it mean?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Fumiko bring that was forbidden and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

George had a strong relationship with his father. How would you describe the relationship between George and his father? How did the relationship help George become the man he grew up to be?

Essay Topic 3

George Takei wrote They Called Us Enemy. Why did Takei write the book?

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