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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 Ira say in the first letter he wrote from Iwo Jima?
(a) That it was hot.
(b) That he was afraid of death.
(c) That the beaches were nice.
(d) That the climate was good.

2. How was the Marine Ira saw when he landed on Iwo Jima killed?
(a) Shot in the head.
(b) Decapitated.
(c) His arm was cut off.
(d) He blew up on a mine.

3. What mountain was the flag raised on top of?
(a) Hashimaru.
(b) Simmus.
(c) Suribachi.
(d) Mount Vernon.

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

5. What boat was E company on?
(a) USS Sapian.
(b) USS Stranpan.
(c) USS Missouri.
(d) USS Missoula.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was the unit sent to the top of mount Suribachi?

2. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?

3. Who did Harlon Block join the Marines with?

4. Where did Ira Hayes train?

5. How many of Rosenthal's photographs were overexposed?

(see the answer key)

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