TCUE Novel Quiz

How did the United States treat Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• They were removed from the US military

• They were removed from their homes

• They were put into internment camps

• All of the Above

What was Executive Order 9066?

• It allowed Japanese Americans to keep their homes.

• It allowed the government to move Japanese Americans into camps.

• It allowed Japanese Americans to join the US Military.

• It allowed Japanese Americans to move to a new home in Hawaii.

About how many Japanese Americans were sent to the camps?

• 8,000
• 40,000
• 120,000
• 200,000

When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families  have to do? 

• Sale or store all of their belongings because they could only take what they could carry in a suitcase 
• Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with 
• Give all of their money and property to the US government 
• Enlist in the US Army

What did the Japanese-Americans do in the camps?

• Hunt animals

• Help the guards

• Go on field trips

• Work to keep the camp running

What were American-born Japanese people called?

• Sansei

• Issei
• Nisei
• Japanese-Americans

When George and his family arrived at Santa Anita racetrack and saw where they were living, how did they react?

• George and the kids were excited to sleep where horses slept so the parents let them stay there and they moved to another place.

• They were excited to get such a nice place.

• They were all miserable.

• George and the kids were excited to sleep where horses slept but their parents were miserable.

In a mandatory questionnaire given to the Japanese Americans in camps, there were two questions (#27, #28) about serving in the US military and complete loyalty to America. Those who answered "No" to these questions earned what nickname?

• Radicals

• No-No's

• The Hiroshima

Why was George and his family were transferred to Tule Lake?

• They were transferred because it was nicer than Rowher Relocation Center in Arkansas.

• They were transferred because they were Yes-Yes.

• They were transferred because George's parents were No-Nos.

• They were transferred because there was a flood in Arkansas.

In the book, They Called Us Enemy, what did George and his brother call pigs the first time they saw them?

• Arkansas dinosaurs

• Elephants

• Bacon