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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-Author's Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of a social studies paper Ned writes his first year in high school?
(a) Japanese.
(b) French.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

2. What was the English name of the singer who was asked to do the Blessingway for Ned before he enlisted in the Marines?
(a) Peter Miller.
(b) Charles Baker.
(c) Vincent Longbranch.
(d) Frank Mitchell.

3. In Chapter 25, how long were heavy bombs dropped on Iwo Jima before troops landed?
(a) 11 weeks.
(b) 15 weeks.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

4. When did Ned's training end?
(a) May 1943.
(b) July 1943.
(c) August 1943.
(d) June 1943.

5. When was an assault planned on Iwo Jima?
(a) January 1945.
(b) February 1945.
(c) April 1945.
(d) March 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was Ned's nickname that Hosteen Mitchel gave him?

2. When Mount Suribachi was captured, how many men raised an American flag?

3. How far was Iwo Jima from Tokyo?

4. How many crates of canned goods do the students at Ned's high school collect to send to Japan in Chapter 5?

5. How large was the bomb on Iwo Jima that lifted a Sherman tank and flipped it upside down?

(see the answer key)

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