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

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

3. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?
(a) He refused to be drafted.
(b) He burned the flag.
(c) He tried to assassinate the president.
(d) He joined the Communist party.

4. Under the Geneva Convention, what type of work did prisoners of war not have to do?
(a) Farming.
(b) Spying.
(c) Road repair.
(d) Manufacture of war material.

5. 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 the government would draft all young men.
(c) They believed Japanese spies had infiltrated the city.
(d) They believed the Germans would attack them next.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

2. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?

3. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?

4. Why didn't Maurice Wilson think the Filipinos would hide American escapees from the Japanese prison camp?

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

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