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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the Bataan Death March?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Sixty miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

2. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?
(a) A pack a week.
(b) A carton a day.
(c) A pack a day.
(d) A carton a week.

3. According to Henry Hatfield, how was a German spy who claimed to be from Brooklyn revealed?
(a) He didn't know The Star-Spangled Banner.
(b) He didn't know who the Brooklyn Dodgers were.
(c) He didn't know who the mayor of New York was.
(d) He didn't speak English.

4. How did John Ciardi feel about the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) He had won the lottery.
(b) He had lost the lottery.
(c) He had no further reason to live.
(d) He had regained faith in his country.

5. How was Joseph Small released from the service?
(a) He was given a discharge under dishonorable conditions.
(b) He was given a dishonorable discharge.
(c) He was given an honorable discharge.
(d) He was given a discharge under honorable conditions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Olga Norwak characterize wartime romance?

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

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

5. According to James Rowe, why should government rationing not have been employed?

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