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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rosie, Neighborhood Boys, and Reflections on Machismo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?
(a) He was against the war.
(b) He was from Seattle.
(c) He spoke English.
(d) He was kind.

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

3. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?
(a) Learn.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Understand.
(d) Perservere.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

2. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?

3. What did the German soldiers want from the captured Americans that the Americans destroyed?

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

5. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

(see the answer key)

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