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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) British interests in the Far East were imperiled.
(b) They were outraged by Pearl Harbor.
(c) They were already mobilized against Hitler.
(d) They were supporting their ally, China.

2. What battle does Philip Morrison contributed most to the Japanese defeat?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Guadalcanal.
(c) The Marshall Islands.
(d) Iwo Jima.

3. According to Tommy Bridges, why were whites from Georgia more comfortable with black workers than whites from the north were?
(a) The whites from Georgia didn't believe in color barriers.
(b) The whites from Georgia had no prejudice.
(c) The whites from Georgia were integrated.
(d) The whites from Georgia had played with blacks as children.

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

5. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?
(a) The right to marry.
(b) The right to work for federal agencies.
(c) The right to vote.
(d) The right to gather in meetings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Londoners run toward parachuting soldiers?

2. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?

3. What does Hajimi Kito believe those killed in Hiroshima want survivors to do?

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

5. What is a Hiroshima Maiden?

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