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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, Remembrance of Things Past, and Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?
(a) Lack of potassium.
(b) Lack of Vitamin B1.
(c) Lack of protein.
(d) Lack of Vitamin C.

3. 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.

4. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) They were afraid they'd be shot.
(b) They were shackled.
(c) There was nowhere to go.
(d) They were watched every minute.

5. Where was John Smitherman given treatment for his radiation poisoning?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?

2. Who does Bill Mauldin think was the only nice guy among the WWII generals?

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

4. What did Joseph Levine say that Jewish children begged for after the war?

5. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?

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