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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. What did Maurice Wilson think when he saw the Japanese war planes over Hawaii?
(a) "Makes you proud to be an American."
(b) "Today might be my last on earth."
(c) "Look what pretty planes we got."
(d) "Here comes trouble."

2. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?
(a) He was against the war.
(b) He was kind.
(c) He spoke English.
(d) He was from Seattle.

3. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?
(a) To make salve.
(b) To make nitroglycerine.
(c) To make lotions.
(d) To make soap.

4. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?
(a) Two years in federal prison.
(b) Death by firing squad.
(c) Six months in jail.
(d) Community service on an Indian reservation.

5. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) They were shackled.
(b) They were afraid they'd be shot.
(c) There was nowhere to go.
(d) They were watched every minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Dellie Hahne to begin to distrust her government?

2. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?

3. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?

4. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?

5. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

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