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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 was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?
(a) A pack a week.
(b) A pack a day.
(c) A carton a day.
(d) A carton a week.

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

3. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?
(a) For the movie cameras.
(b) He didn't feel well and went back to the ship.
(c) He forgot his hat.
(d) He wanted to be sure everyone saw the landing.

4. What did Ted Allenby promise the homosexual soldiers in his chaplaincy?
(a) "I will pave the way for you to stay in the military."
(b) "I will guarantee your veteran's benefits."
(c) "I will pave the way for you to get out of the military."
(d) "I will fight for your civil rights."

5. What did E.B. Sledge say the war did to American soldiers?
(a) Turned them into idiots.
(b) Turned them into cowards.
(c) Turned them into patriots.
(d) Turned them into savages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?

3. Where does Richard Prendergast say the lower-ranked person walked with an officer?

4. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?

5. What did people in Paducah burn in a bonfire?

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