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

2. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?
(a) That they were all in it together.
(b) That modern medicine was a blessing.
(c) That it was inevitable that bad things were about to happen.
(d) That they would have immediate backup.

3. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?
(a) The right to vote.
(b) The right to work for federal agencies.
(c) The right to gather in meetings.
(d) The right to marry.

4. 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.

5. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cat.
(c) Horse.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?

2. How did Frank Keegan and his high school buddies respond to the invasion of Pearl Harbor?

3. What does Peter Ota tell us is worse than death in Japanese culture?

4. What percentage of the marines in the Guadalcanal campaign were under twenty-one years of age?

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

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