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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was John's mother's religion?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Mormon.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

3. What was Japan trying to do in Pearl Harbor?
(a) Clear the way to invade the U.S.
(b) Get the U.S into the war.
(c) Test their fleet.
(d) Fire a warning shot.

4. What was on Iwo Jima that made its capture imperative?
(a) An air field.
(b) A training camp.
(c) A submarine base.
(d) A radar station.

5. How many Japanese were able to flee Guadalcanal?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 34,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 6,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men raised the American flag in Iwo Jima?

2. Who did the Japanese fight to death for?

3. What was the 5th Marine Division given that made it unique?

4. How long did the 5th Marine Division train for before being shipped to Hawaii?

5. What was the name of the 5th Marine Division?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kathryn, James's mother, always rely on according to "Chapter Two: All-American Boys"?

2. What were the Japanese trained to look for in American soldiers during firefights?

3. What would the training at Camp Tawara involve?

4. What did Mike try to do during training for Rene in 1944?

5. Where did James Bradley, the author, travel and why according to "Chapter One: Sacred Ground"?

6. What happened to Lucas on the second day in Iwo Jima?

7. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

8. What did Harlon's mother have a hard time forgiving?

9. What did the Allied forces know they needed to do after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

10. What did the volcanic ash create according to "Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8"?

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