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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?

2. What did Jean Wood say was the result of deprivation during the war?

3. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

4. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?

5. Why didn't Maurice Wilson think the Filipinos would hide American escapees from the Japanese prison camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bill Bailey run afoul of the law?

2. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

3. According to Admiral Gene Larocque, what were the negative long-range effects of WWII within the United States?

4. How were the American prisoners of war treated by the German guards?

5. How did Betty Hutchinson's feelings about war change over time?

6. Why does Peter Bezich feel bitter about the war?

7. What did Peter Ota say was different about Japanese-American culture before the war?

8. Why did John Ciardi feel that sports analogies confused soldiers?

9. What did the respondents feel about the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima?

10. According to Paul Pisicano, how was WWII different for Italian Americans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the learning experiences that changed people's thinking as the war progressed, such as meeting people from other parts of your own country or other parts of the world. Is it your opinion that the long-term effects of the conflict were good or bad? Give reasons for your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Some respondents reported that the attitudes with which they endured the conflict changed dramatically once the war was over and there was time to reflect upon events. Citing examples from the text, explain why you think time to consider made such a difference in opinion.

Essay Topic 3

The author ends the accounts with conversations with children about the long-term effects of the bomb on the children's views about the world and the future. In your paper, discuss the difference the existence of the bomb has made in young people's attitudes about life.

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