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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 Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?
(a) That they were all in it together.
(b) That it was inevitable that bad things were about to happen.
(c) That modern medicine was a blessing.
(d) That they would have immediate backup.

2. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?
(a) Food.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) Sports.

3. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were foolish and frightened then.
(b) They were gullible and deceived then.
(c) They were fortunate then.
(d) They were better and more important then.

4. What percentage of the marines in the Guadalcanal campaign were under twenty-one years of age?
(a) Eighty percent.
(b) One hundred percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Twenty percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?

2. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?

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

4. Why did Anton Biler join the army?

5. Why was John Garcia brought before a navy court?

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