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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 did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?
(a) He was thrilled.
(b) He was heartbroken.
(c) He was relieved.
(d) He was thankful.

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

3. What does Jun Kurose say that the Friends Service Committee advised Japanese internees to do?
(a) Find attorneys to plead their cause.
(b) Arm themselves for self-defense.
(c) Refuse to leave their homes.
(d) Go willingly to the camps.

4. What did Sarah Killingsworth believe the war offered to her and her family?
(a) Education.
(b) Training.
(c) Jobs that paid well.
(d) A path for acceptance in the white world.

5. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?
(a) They believed the Germans would attack them next.
(b) They believed the government would draft all young men.
(c) They believed the Japanese would attack them next.
(d) They believed Japanese spies had infiltrated the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

2. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?

3. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

4. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."

5. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?

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