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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. Under the Geneva Convention, what type of work did prisoners of war not have to do?
(a) Manufacture of war material.
(b) Road repair.
(c) Farming.
(d) Spying.

2. What does Jun Kurose say that the Friends Service Committee advised Japanese internees to do?
(a) Arm themselves for self-defense.
(b) Find attorneys to plead their cause.
(c) Refuse to leave their homes.
(d) Go willingly to the camps.

3. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were gullible and deceived then.
(b) They were foolish and frightened then.
(c) They were fortunate then.
(d) They were better and more important then.

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

5. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?
(a) Enjoy.
(b) Perservere.
(c) Learn.
(d) Understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?

2. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?

3. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?

4. How long was the Bataan Death March?

5. Why did Robert Rasmus believe the Americans should be grateful to the Russians?

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