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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 was the Marine's secret weapon?
(a) Jet planes.
(b) Radar guided artillery.
(c) Esprit de corps.
(d) Automatic rifles.

2. How old was Harlon Block when he joined the Marines?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 17.

3. What profession did John discover while at church?
(a) Funeral director.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Priest.
(d) Organ player.

4. What was John remembered for by the member of his unit?
(a) His kindness.
(b) His laugh.
(c) His accent.
(d) His stature.

5. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit were the six flag raisers assigned to?

2. What was Japan trying to do in Pearl Harbor?

3. What was on Iwo Jima that made its capture imperative?

4. What type of Japanese troops took the first shots at the Marines?

5. How many times did Bradley talk to his sons about the raising of the flag?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the boys know about the meaning of Iwo Jima?

3. What did Franklin do when he got word he was drafted?

4. What was the "day that will live in infamy," according to "Chapter Three: America's War"?

5. What did the Battle of Tarawa foreshadow?

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

7. What would the training at Camp Tawara involve?

8. What were the Japanese soldiers trained to become?

9. What did the armada heading for Iwo Jima consist of according to "Chapter Six: Armada"?

10. What was Japan's strategy in attacking the U.S. in Pearl Harbor?

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