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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Another Amphibious Assault.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?
(a) Get off the beach as quickly as possible.
(b) Cover for the person in front of them.
(c) Fire into the trees.
(d) Scream like banshees to create distraction.

2. Where is Peleliu?
(a) On the mainland of Japan.
(b) In Polynesia.
(c) A small group of islands off the coast of Korea.
(d) A tiny island in the Palau group.

3. What is meant by "snapping in"?
(a) Precision in marching.
(b) Multiple shots at a single target.
(c) Holding an aim.
(d) Dry firing.

4. What is Shelton's nick-name?
(a) Ack Ack.
(b) Snafu.
(c) Sharp Shooter.
(d) Mate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?

2. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?

3. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?

4. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?

5. What is Sledge trained in when he is off duty?

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