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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Mike Royko spent nights in a pitch-black apartment as a child during the war?
(a) His parents were too poor to pay for electricity.
(b) Chicago was under attack.
(c) The air raid wardens called for blackouts.
(d) The government cut off electricity.

2. What does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?
(a) His physical weakness kept him out of the infantry.
(b) His lack of ability kept him out of OCS.
(c) His poor eyesight kept him out of gunnery school.
(d) His skill with strategy made him an officer.

3. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?
(a) Dog.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Cat.

4. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?
(a) With requests to keep them off the streets.
(b) With parades in their honor.
(c) With visits to the VA hospitals.
(d) With gifts and offers of help.

5. Where was Robert Rasmus when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) Fighting in the South Pacific.
(b) Fighting in France.
(c) Fighting in Germany.
(d) Training for the invasion of Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?

2. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?

3. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?

4. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?

5. How does film critic Pauline Kael feel about the World War II movies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did John Ciardi feel that sports analogies confused soldiers?

2. What stereotypes developed in young people's thinking during the war?

3. How did Akira Miuri feel about Americans during the war?

4. What was the Japanese code of bushido, and what difference did it make to American fighting men?

5. What are some things that the young men in the war experienced for the first time?

6. What does Anton Bilek believe cost heavy loss of American lives in the Philippines?

7. How was Peggy Terry's health compromised by her efforts in the war?

8. According to Admiral Gene Larocque, what were the negative long-range effects of WWII within the United States?

9. What are some instances of Americans killing each other by accident, foolishness or carelessness?

10. According to Paul Pisicano, how was WWII different for Italian Americans?

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