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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ira buried?

2. How were Belle and Ed Block notified of their son's death?

3. How much of Easy Company's forces were lost on "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?

4. When was the last time Ira, John, and Rene saw each other?

5. What false information was communicated to the Bradley's before their son came back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did the image of the flag steal the headlines from back home?

2. What did March 25, 1945 mark?

3. What did Ira complain about while participating in the war bond drive?

4. What were the losses among the Marines on the first three days of Iwo Jima?

5. What could the Marines sometimes hear during battle on Iwo Jima?

6. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

7. What did the Easy Company face on the third day in "Chapter Nine: D Day Plus Two" and "Chapter Ten: D Day Plus Three"?

8. What was unveiled in 1954 according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments" and "Chapter Nineteen: Casualties of War"?

9. What did Harlon Block's letter home a few days after the raising of the flag say?

10. What did Jack Bradley do when he returned home in "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo" and "Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence of religion on the young soldiers and their families in Flags of Our Fathers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the post-war focus on the soldiers and how they handled the reality of war differently.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the meaning and significance of the bronze statue's inscription, "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue."

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