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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen: Antigo and Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the commander expected would arrive to support his troops on Iwo Jima?
(a) Planes.
(b) Bulldozers.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Artillery.

2. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?
(a) President Truman.
(b) Admiral Nimitz.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Eisenhower.

4. What happened to Martha Strank in the couple of months following her learning about her son's death?
(a) She died.
(b) She left the country.
(c) They became mad.
(d) Her hair turned white.

5. How many Marines died in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?
(a) 291.
(b) 987.
(c) 644.
(d) 429.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the barren ground of the mountain dotted with?

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

3. Who signed Harlon Block's enlistment papers?

4. Who did Harlon Block join the Marines with?

5. How old was Harlon Block when he joined the Marines?

(see the answer key)

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