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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through High Rank and The Bombers and the Bombed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worried Peggy Terry when the tetryl she was working with turned her hair orange?
(a) The toxic ingredients might make her sterile.
(b) The toxic ingredients might make her sick.
(c) The toxic fumes might kill her.
(d) Other women would think she had dyed her hair.

2. What did people in Paducah burn in a bonfire?
(a) Emperor Hirohito's effigy.
(b) All their German products.
(c) Posters of Hitler.
(d) All their Japanese products.

3. What was as important to Italian Americans as cars to mainstream Americans before WWII, according to Paul Pisicano?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Art.
(c) Opera.
(d) Cuisine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?

2. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?

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

4. How many support personnel were behind each rifleman?

5. What is a PAF?

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