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

2. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?
(a) Italian Americans were ashamed of Mussolini.
(b) Italian Americans wanted to fight on Italian soil.
(c) Italian Americans were against Hitler and the Japanese, but not the Italians.
(d) Italian Americans were neutral about the war.

3. How long was the Bataan Death March?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Sixty miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?

2. Which city suffered the highest death toll from American bombing?

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

4. How did John Kenneth Galbraith say the bombing of Hamburg increased the German war effort?

5. Who attacked Mexican youth in Los Angeles during the Zoot Suit riots?

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