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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 was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?
(a) He was envied by the local Filipinos.
(b) He was getting strafed by his own men.
(c) His buddies were jealous.
(d) He was suspected of trying to escape.

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

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

4. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?
(a) He was thankful.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was relieved.
(d) He was heartbroken.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was the Bataan Death March?

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

4. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."

5. What did E.B. Sledge say the war did to American soldiers?

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