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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tommy Corcoran, why did Britain decide to fight Japan?
(a) They were already mobilized against Hitler.
(b) British interests in the Far East were imperiled.
(c) They were outraged by Pearl Harbor.
(d) They were supporting their ally, China.

2. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?
(a) Mistrustful.
(b) Worshipful.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Grateful.

3. What did the British women do with their goods during the war?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Hid them.
(c) Hoarded them.
(d) Swapped them.

4. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?
(a) He became sure he would be killed.
(b) He became less fearful of dying.
(c) He became unconcerned about dying.
(d) He became more fearful of dying.

5. What did the French army do instead of censoring mail?
(a) Held it for thirty days.
(b) Threw it away.
(c) Held it for two weeks.
(d) Held it for six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?

2. What did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?

3. How many support personnel were behind each rifleman?

4. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?

5. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?

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