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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Sledge stationed?
(a) Korea.
(b) Pacific Theater.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Pearl Harbor.
2. What did the new Marines do to the veterans?
(a) Challenged them to boxing matches.
(b) Smothered them with questions.
(c) Asked for extra weapons.
(d) Sent letters home with them.
3. Why was the ship so poorly accommodated for the troops?
(a) It was only a very short distance.
(b) It was not meant for troop transport.
(c) It was more efficient to not include every luxury for the troops.
(d) They had more men than the ship was intended for.
4. What is the expected mortality rate on the beaches at Okinawa?
(a) 50%
(b) 75%
(c) 25%
(d) 85%
5. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?
(a) Scream like banshees to create distraction.
(b) Get off the beach as quickly as possible.
(c) Fire into the trees.
(d) Cover for the person in front of them.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?
2. Where do some of the men in Sledge's company seek shelter when they are fired on from a pillbox that they thought was abandoned?
3. Where is the first combat destination for Sledge?
4. Where did Sledge attend boot camp?
5. What is the name of the ridge on Peleliu that was under almost constant barrage of artillery?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was the President Polk such an uncomfortable ship?
2. Why are there piles of corpses and feces lying around while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?
3. How does Sledge feel about his infantry training after boot camp?
4. What do the Japanese soldiers do at night while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?
5. What does Sledge do every time they take a break while crossing the unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?
6. How does Sledge feel after he is pinned down by friendly fire during the counterattack at Peleliu?
7. What does Sledge notice about the veterans around him before they make the assault on Peleliu?
8. What does Caswell ask Sledge to not do even though many other soldiers are doing it?
9. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?
10. What happens to Caswell that causes Sledge to regard him with respect?
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