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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of the Pacific and The Good Reuben James.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Japanese overseers get angry if the American prisoners killed a snake?
(a) They worshipped snakes.
(b) They didn't want prisoners fighting over food.
(c) They liked to eat snake.
(d) They didn't want working prisoners poisoned.

2. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?
(a) A carton a day.
(b) A pack a day.
(c) A carton a week.
(d) A pack a week.

3. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?
(a) His short-term memory is weaker.
(b) The war made everything more memorable.
(c) They kept in touch over the years.
(d) He looks at the yearbooks from time to time.

4. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?
(a) Stray bullets from the celebration.
(b) Collisions caused by drunk driving.
(c) Executions for war crimes.
(d) Retaliation from the Hawaiian Japanese.

5. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?
(a) Americans hated another nation.
(b) Americans helped other nations.
(c) Americans were patriotic.
(d) Americans saw themselves as good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?

2. Why was John Garcia brought before a navy court?

3. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?

4. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?

5. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?

(see the answer key)

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