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Quiz for Document 25–2: Grant Hirabayashi, Oral History, 1999

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Why did Hirabayashi want to go to Japan as a youth in the 1930s?

His friends had been there, and he wanted the same experience.

He never felt American and wanted to find his roots.

He wanted to escape the poverty of the Great Depression.

His father ordered him to go and honor his ancestors.

2. How did Hirabayashi react to his military training in the United States?

He was impressed by the comprehensive approach.

He was alarmed by the shortage of supplies for training.

He found it similar to the training he had received in Japan.

He was disturbed by negative descriptions of Japanese soldiers.

3. How did Hirabayashi’s family history affect his attitude toward the war?

He was thoroughly Americanized and had few qualms about fighting the Japanese.

He felt torn about fighting a war against his own people.

He refused to fight because his parents were sent to an internment camp.

He chose low-risk assignments to avoid confronting a Japanese enemy.