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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of the Pacific and The Good Reuben James.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richard Prendergast say the lower-ranked person walked with an officer?
(a) In front.
(b) On the left.
(c) Behind.
(d) On the right.

2. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) They were watched every minute.
(b) There was nowhere to go.
(c) They were shackled.
(d) They were afraid they'd be shot.

3. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?
(a) He burned the flag.
(b) He joined the Communist party.
(c) He refused to be drafted.
(d) He tried to assassinate the president.

4. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?
(a) They're all major by comparison.
(b) They're all what he was trained to face.
(c) They're all easier to handle because of that experience.
(d) They're all minor by comparison.

5. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."
(a) They didn't want to support MacArthur's excesses.
(b) They thought the war was over.
(c) They didn't believe in the war.
(d) They didn't think bonds were a good investment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

2. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?

3. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?

4. What did Maurice Wilson think when he saw the Japanese war planes over Hawaii?

5. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?

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