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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. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?
(a) They wanted to defeat North Korea.
(b) They didn't understand it.
(c) They were glad to have their chance to fight.
(d) They wanted to defend South Korea.

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

3. Where was Robert Rasmus when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) Fighting in France.
(b) Fighting in the South Pacific.
(c) Fighting in Germany.
(d) Training for the invasion of Japan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?

2. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

3. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?

4. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?

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

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