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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Breakthrough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?
(a) Mac.
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) The Japanese Emoprer.
(d) Doc.

2. What does Sledge read in a letter from home after a hard day of combat in Okinawa?
(a) His mother is sick.
(b) His brother was killed.
(c) His girlfriend is married.
(d) His dog has been killed.

3. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?
(a) Defiling the bodies.
(b) Stepping over the corpses without noticing them.
(c) Looting the corpses.
(d) Praying over the bodies.

4. Who does Sledge administer first aid to on the front lines at Okinawa and then carry back to the camp fearing he will die?
(a) Mac.
(b) Caswell.
(c) Snafu.
(d) Haldane.

5. What is the name of the ridge on Peleliu that was under almost constant barrage of artillery?
(a) Caualty Capital Ridge.
(b) Bloody Nose Ridge.
(c) Broken Neck Ridge.
(d) Heart Attack Ridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sledge feel about his time at Camp Elliot?

2. What surprising news does Sledge hear about the man he administered first aid to a few weeks after the matter?

3. Who does Sledge describe as having a bizarre blend of capable leadership and nonsensical behavior?

4. How do the men in Sledge's until feel about Shadow's appearance?

5. What does Sledge rescue from a mud pit while on Okinawa?

(see the answer key)

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