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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 did Sarah Killingsworth believe the war offered to her and her family?
(a) Training.
(b) Jobs that paid well.
(c) A path for acceptance in the white world.
(d) Education.

2. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?
(a) He wanted to be sure everyone saw the landing.
(b) He didn't feel well and went back to the ship.
(c) For the movie cameras.
(d) He forgot his hat.

3. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?
(a) To make nitroglycerine.
(b) To make lotions.
(c) To make soap.
(d) To make salve.

4. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?
(a) For the first time, she had enough money.
(b) She enjoyed the sense of camaraderie.
(c) She loved her job.
(d) Shewanted to help defeat Hitler.

5. What does Paul Pisicano believe binds American suburbians?
(a) Anti-Jewish sentiment.
(b) Anti-German sentiment.
(c) Anti-Italian sentiment.
(d) Anti-black sentiment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

3. What does Dellie Hahne say was the duty of young women during the war?

4. Where was Robert Rasmus when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?

5. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?

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