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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rosie, Neighborhood Boys, and Reflections on Machismo.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Mike Royko spent nights in a pitch-black apartment as a child during the war?
(a) The government cut off electricity.
(b) Chicago was under attack.
(c) His parents were too poor to pay for electricity.
(d) The air raid wardens called for blackouts.

3. Why was John Garcia brought before a navy court?
(a) He was accused of aiding the enemy.
(b) He refused to go into a burning ship.
(c) He was firing unauthorized ammunition.
(d) He lied about his age to enlist.

4. What surprised Anton Biler about his Japanese overseer in the prison camp?
(a) He was kind.
(b) He was against the war.
(c) He was from Seattle.
(d) He spoke English.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?

2. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?

3. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?

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

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

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