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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. Why did American prisoners of war like to trade Red Cross packages with Indian prisoners of war?
(a) The Indians liked blood sausage.
(b) The Indians had fresh produce.
(c) The Indians liked American jerky and cookies.
(d) The Indians did not smoke or eat meat, so traded those items.

2. How did John Ciardi feel about the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) He had regained faith in his country.
(b) He had won the lottery.
(c) He had lost the lottery.
(d) He had no further reason to live.

3. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?
(a) He was imprisoned.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was turned over to the enemy.

4. What was Battle Fatigue called during World War I?
(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(b) Shell shock.
(c) Restless leg syndrome.
(d) Attention deficit disorder.

5. What did Richard Leacock think was better about the army than Harvard?
(a) The army was more educational than Harvard.
(b) The army was more rigorous than Harvard.
(c) The army was more democratic than Harvard.
(d) The army was more useful than Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?

2. Why did the Japanese overseers get angry if the American prisoners killed a snake?

3. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?

4. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?

5. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."

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