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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty: Common Virtue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Japanese building at Guadalcanal?
(a) An air strip.
(b) A radio station.
(c) A training camp.
(d) A submarine base.

2. Who did Harlon Block join the Marines with?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His class.
(c) His football team.
(d) His soccer team.

3. Who did Rene write to in February 1945 without mentioning the flag?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Roberta.

4. How long did it take for the Marines to clear the volcano according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 9 days.

5. Where was Colonel Johnson when he issued the command to take the mountain the next morning?
(a) 5th Battalion headquarters.
(b) 3rd Battalion headquarters.
(c) 2nd Battalion headquarters.
(d) 9th Battalion headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John's nickname?

2. Why was Rene's parade cancel in 1945?

3. Who Lieutenant did John Bradley care for on Iwo Jima?

4. Who led the platoon sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?

5. What did Ira say in the first letter he wrote from Iwo Jima?

(see the answer key)

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