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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. What did Jean Wood say was the result of deprivation during the war?
(a) People became demoralized.
(b) People became selfish.
(c) People became discouraged.
(d) People became inventive.

2. What did the British women do with their goods during the war?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Swapped them.
(c) Hid them.
(d) Hoarded them.

3. According to Alfred Duckett, what bothered black soldiers most?
(a) The mistreatment of new recruits.
(b) The treatment of their visiting wives and girlfriends.
(c) The lack of equal opportunities for combat.
(d) The lack of opportunities for advancement.

4. Why does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?
(a) People developed false hopes for education.
(b) People could get money without working for it.
(c) People had false expectations for home ownership.
(d) People didn't get paid enough.

5. What did E.B. Sledge say the war did to American soldiers?
(a) Turned them into patriots.
(b) Turned them into idiots.
(c) Turned them into savages.
(d) Turned them into cowards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the girls in Panama avoid the officers from the battleship Arkansas?

2. How does Olga Norwak characterize wartime romance?

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

4. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?

5. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?

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