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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: The Flags.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the 5th Marine Division train at Camp Tarawa?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 8 months.

2. How old was Jack Lucas when he received the Medal of Honor?
(a) 87 years old.
(b) 34 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

3. What color were the beaches of Iwo Jima?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. Who was the only of the six flag raiser to have enlisted before Pearl Harbor according to Chapter 4 "Call of Duty"?
(a) Mike Strank.
(b) Edward McDougan.
(c) Dexter Smith.
(d) Anthony Marks.

5. How many Marines were killed on D-Day on Iwo Jima?
(a) 590.
(b) 698.
(c) 342.
(d) 566.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mike's unit land on Bougainville?

2. How many men raised the flag according to "Chapter Two: All American Boys"?

3. What was the name of the unit Mike joined?

4. What was John remembered for by the member of his unit?

5. Where did Harlon experience hand to hand combat?

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