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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 does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?
(a) People developed false hopes for education.
(b) People didn't get paid enough.
(c) People had false expectations for home ownership.
(d) People could get money without working for it.

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

3. Who attacked Mexican youth in Los Angeles during the Zoot Suit riots?
(a) High school boys.
(b) Servicemen.
(c) Football players.
(d) Policemen.

4. Why didn't Maurice Wilson think the Filipinos would hide American escapees from the Japanese prison camp?
(a) The Filipinos were afraid of the Japanese.
(b) The Filipinos were enemies as well.
(c) The Filipinos hated the Americans.
(d) The Filipinos would turn them in for the reward.

5. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?
(a) The Russians were better fighters.
(b) The Russian generals were better strategists.
(c) The Russians were better equipped.
(d) The Russians were willing to sacrifice millions of troops.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Dellie Hahne believe military wives were regarded?

4. What does Paul Pisicano believe binds American suburbians?

5. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?

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