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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sudden Money and The Big Panjandrum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Galatea Berger remember soldiers smelled in Germany?
(a) Soldiers smelled like alcohol and tobacco.
(b) Soldiers smelled unwashed and unpleasant.
(c) Soldiers smelled like cigarettes, gum, and chocolates.
(d) Soldiers smelled like gunpowder.

2. 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 fumes might kill her.
(c) The toxic ingredients might make her sick.
(d) Other women would think she had dyed her hair.

3. What racism did Sheril Cunning experience growing up in California?
(a) Her family were members of the Ku Klux Klan.
(b) Her family was anti-Semitic and anti-black.
(c) Her family was anti-Japanese.
(d) Her family was persecuted for their ethnicity.

4. When did German teenagers in the Luftwaffe study for the flak brigade?
(a) From 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
(b) From 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
(c) From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(d) From 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

5. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were better and more important then.
(b) They were fortunate then.
(c) They were foolish and frightened then.
(d) They were gullible and deceived then.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?

2. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?

3. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

4. According to Tommy Corcoran why did the Allies partner with Russia against the Axis?

5. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

(see the answer key)

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