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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sudden Money and The Big Panjandrum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?
(a) She loved her job.
(b) Shewanted to help defeat Hitler.
(c) For the first time, she had enough money.
(d) She enjoyed the sense of camaraderie.

5. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?
(a) Soldiers wanted to look good to their buddies.
(b) Soldiers were shipped home in order of accumulated points.
(c) Soldiers wanted to impress their girlfriends.
(d) Soldiers wanted to impress their officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?

2. How does film critic Pauline Kael feel about the World War II movies?

3. What did Ted Allenby promise the homosexual soldiers in his chaplaincy?

4. How was Sheril Cunning's mother's war experience like the New York Stock Exchange?

5. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?

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