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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. When was H.R. 4103 passed in the House?

2. What movie did George remember watching on page 131?

3. How many days of fighting did it take the 442nd to break in and rescue men?

4. When did George remember seeing the real Santa?

5. What did everyone do while they waited for Santa the first Christmas at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did George and Henry feel when they saw a hog on a farm?

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

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

4. Who was Herbert Nicholson?

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

6. What was exciting to George when winter arrived?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George’s father taught him about the democratic process. How did George’s father teach him about the democratic process? What did George learn made up the democratic process? How did his father’s teachings help him become involved in the democratic process?

Essay Topic 2

The Japanese were hated for their racial heritage. How did the Japanese-Americans experience xenophobia after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

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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