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

2. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?
(a) They believed the Japanese would attack them next.
(b) They believed Japanese spies had infiltrated the city.
(c) They believed the government would draft all young men.
(d) They believed the Germans would attack them next.

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

4. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?
(a) For the movie cameras.
(b) He didn't feel well and went back to the ship.
(c) He forgot his hat.
(d) He wanted to be sure everyone saw the landing.

5. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?
(a) In it to win it.
(b) Do your best.
(c) No surrender.
(d) Be all you can be.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

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

5. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?

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