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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. According to Tommy Corcoran why did the Allies partner with Russia against the Axis?
(a) To prevent a Cold War.
(b) To save France.
(c) Because Russians were superior fighters.
(d) To prevent Hitler from overrunning Britain.

2. What was as important to Italian Americans as cars to mainstream Americans before WWII, according to Paul Pisicano?
(a) Art.
(b) Cuisine.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Opera.

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

4. Where does Richard Prendergast say the lower-ranked person walked with an officer?
(a) In front.
(b) On the right.
(c) Behind.
(d) On the left.

5. According to James Rowe, why should government rationing not have been employed?
(a) Shortages might not have occured.
(b) People were willing to go without.
(c) Shortages would have created less antagonism.
(d) Market forces would have stabilized supply and demand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?

2. How did thieves among army personnel fool the MPs?

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

4. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?

5. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?

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