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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, Remembrance of Things Past, and Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Admiral Pernell think the bombing of Nagasaki was necessary?
(a) To indicate that the U.S. was willing todestroy civilians.
(b) To ensure that the Germans were frightened.
(c) To ensure that the Japanese were frightened.
(d) To prove the U.S. had manufactured more than one bomb.

2. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?
(a) He was getting strafed by his own men.
(b) He was envied by the local Filipinos.
(c) His buddies were jealous.
(d) He was suspected of trying to escape.

3. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?
(a) Russia.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

4. Why did Erich Luth refuse to fire his gun in the German army?
(a) He was a terrible shot.
(b) He didn't want a decoration with a swastika on it.
(c) He was opposed to war.
(d) He was afraid to fire.

5. What was a Victory Garden?
(a) A garden shaped like a V for victory.
(b) A communal flower garden.
(c) A communal vegetable garden.
(d) A military garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ray Wax think soldiers in the regular army were inferior?

2. What advantage does Alfred Duckett believe the war offered blacks?

3. Which city suffered the highest death toll from American bombing?

4. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?

5. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?

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