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

2. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?
(a) A pack a day.
(b) A carton a week.
(c) A pack a week.
(d) A carton a day.

3. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?
(a) He thought it was unnecessary because they were winning anyway.
(b) He thought it was great because it stopped the war.
(c) He thought it was a miracle because it was new technology.
(d) He thought it was horrible because it killed innocent people.

4. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?
(a) They were remorseful about their mistreatment.
(b) They were afraid of what the prisoners would do in retaliation.
(c) The prisoners were their only bargaining point.
(d) They expected the war to go on.

5. How long was the Bataan Death March?
(a) Two hundred miles.
(b) Sixty miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Forty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?

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

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

4. What does Jun Kurose say that the Friends Service Committee advised Japanese internees to do?

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

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