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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 were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?
(a) Stray bullets from the celebration.
(b) Retaliation from the Hawaiian Japanese.
(c) Collisions caused by drunk driving.
(d) Executions for war crimes.

2. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.

3. What does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?
(a) His skill with strategy made him an officer.
(b) His poor eyesight kept him out of gunnery school.
(c) His physical weakness kept him out of the infantry.
(d) His lack of ability kept him out of OCS.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did British boys learn in the Know Your Enemy program?

2. Why does Richard Prendergast say the pillboxes were of no use to the infantrymen?

3. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

4. How was Joseph Small released from the service?

5. What impressed Herman Kogan about the trainees in boot camp?

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