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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of the Pacific and The Good Reuben James.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."
(a) They didn't want to support MacArthur's excesses.
(b) They didn't believe in the war.
(c) They didn't think bonds were a good investment.
(d) They thought the war was over.

2. Why did the Japanese overseers get angry if the American prisoners killed a snake?
(a) They worshipped snakes.
(b) They didn't want working prisoners poisoned.
(c) They didn't want prisoners fighting over food.
(d) They liked to eat snake.

3. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?
(a) Firing short-range weapons at Japanese airplanes.
(b) Confusing them with Japanese army personnel.
(c) Believing they were Japanese spies.
(d) Dropping bombs on Honolulu.

4. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?
(a) Lack of Vitamin C.
(b) Lack of Vitamin B1.
(c) Lack of protein.
(d) Lack of potassium.

5. What does Jun Kurose say that the Friends Service Committee advised Japanese internees to do?
(a) Go willingly to the camps.
(b) Find attorneys to plead their cause.
(c) Refuse to leave their homes.
(d) Arm themselves for self-defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?

2. Why did Robert Rasmus believe the Americans should be grateful to the Russians?

3. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?

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

5. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?

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