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

2. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Mice.
(d) Cats.

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

4. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?
(a) They're all easier to handle because of that experience.
(b) They're all what he was trained to face.
(c) They're all major by comparison.
(d) They're all minor by comparison.

5. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?
(a) Stray bullets from the celebration.
(b) Executions for war crimes.
(c) Retaliation from the Hawaiian Japanese.
(d) Collisions caused by drunk driving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Robert Rasmus believe the Americans should be grateful to the Russians?

3. Why did Anton Biler join the army?

4. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?

5. Why does Richard Prendergast say the pillboxes were of no use to the infantrymen?

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