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

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

3. Why was George Page able to buy beachfront property cheaply during the war?
(a) People expected a Japanese invasion.
(b) People had no money to invest.
(c) People weren't interested in buying real estate.
(d) People were only building in the cities.

4. What does Dellie Hahne say was the duty of young women during the war?
(a) To plant victory gardens.
(b) To recycle and conserve energy.
(c) To dance with soldiers at the USO.
(d) To sew bandages.

5. What changes does Admiral Larocque believe WWII caused in American national consciousness?
(a) Planning for war became permanently institutionalized.
(b) Planning for war was forever to be avoided.
(c) Planning for war was a religious act.
(d) Planning for war was unavoidable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?

2. What did the British women do with their goods during the war?

3. According to Joe Marcus, why are military men sympathetic to business?

4. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?

5. What did Maurice Wilson think when he saw the Japanese war planes over Hawaii?

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