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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rosie, Neighborhood Boys, and Reflections on Machismo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?
(a) Collisions caused by drunk driving.
(b) Retaliation from the Hawaiian Japanese.
(c) Executions for war crimes.
(d) Stray bullets from the celebration.

2. How does Dellie Hahne believe military wives were regarded?
(a) Military wives were overprotected.
(b) Military wives were physically abused.
(c) Military wives were venerated.
(d) Military wives were looked down upon.

3. How many support personnel were behind each rifleman?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Nineteen.

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

5. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?
(a) With gifts and offers of help.
(b) With visits to the VA hospitals.
(c) With requests to keep them off the streets.
(d) With parades in their honor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?

5. What did Maurice Wilson think when he saw the Japanese war planes over Hawaii?

(see the answer key)

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