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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 John Ciardi believe could make anyone savage?

2. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?

3. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

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

5. How did Robert Rasmus feel looking at the faces of the German dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Peggy Terry feel about war now?

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

4. How did Akira Miuri feel about Americans during the war?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Urusula Bender say the war was different for children?

10. What happened to the Allied prisoners of war in Germany after the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a lot of discussion of racism, the process of judging individuals by race, in this collection of memories. Write about racist attitudes you read about toward one ethnic group: Jews, blacks, Germans, Russians or Japanese. Explain the factors that led to racist opinions toward people of the group you chose.

Essay Topic 2

Some respondents expressed a complete change in attitude and feelings once having met the enemy face to face. Using examples from the text, explain what happened to many of the participants when they became more familiar with those on the other side of the conflict.

Essay Topic 3

The Hibakisha - survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima - were discriminated against by their own people, as were their children. In your essay, give your opinion as to what causes this kind of reaction to those who have suffered. Support your opinion with material from the text.

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