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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacked Mexican youth in Los Angeles during the Zoot Suit riots?
(a) High school boys.
(b) Servicemen.
(c) Football players.
(d) Policemen.

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

3. What was the OWI?
(a) Obvious War Information.
(b) Official War Information.
(c) Office of War Information.
(d) Outstanding War Information.

4. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?
(a) He had a mattress on top of him.
(b) He was under a bed.
(c) He was in a door jamb.
(d) He was under a desk.

5. How did Ursula Bender feel about the war as a six-year-old child?
(a) It went by without her notice.
(b) It was a terrifying nightmare.
(c) It was a good learning experience.
(d) It was an exciting adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did British boys learn in the Know Your Enemy program?

2. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?

3. What is a thirteen-week wonder?

4. What did Betty Hutchinson say WWII veterans told their children about the war?

5. After the war, how did the community in Long Beach change, according to Sheril Cunning?

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