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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 does Peter Ota tell us is worse than death in Japanese culture?
(a) Unkindness.
(b) Shame.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Fear.

2. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were gullible and deceived then.
(b) They were fortunate then.
(c) They were foolish and frightened then.
(d) They were better and more important then.

3. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?
(a) For the first time, she had enough money.
(b) She enjoyed the sense of camaraderie.
(c) Shewanted to help defeat Hitler.
(d) She loved her job.

4. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?
(a) They're all minor by comparison.
(b) They're all major by comparison.
(c) They're all what he was trained to face.
(d) They're all easier to handle because of that experience.

5. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?
(a) Ninety days.
(b) One hundred and eighty days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four full years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?

2. Why does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?

3. What was as important to Italian Americans as cars to mainstream Americans before WWII, according to Paul Pisicano?

4. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?

5. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

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