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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harlon experience hand to hand combat?

2. When did John and his parents move from Texas to Appleton, WI?

3. What was Ira Hayes's nickname in the Corps?

4. How long had Japan been at war with China as of 1941?

5. What did John's father encourage him to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was Mike Strank known according to "Chapter 4: Call of Duty"?

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

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

7. What did Jack think when he decided to join the Navy, and what did he not know?

8. What would the training at Camp Tawara involve?

9. What did Bradley and his brothers find after their father died?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the qualities of a hero. Why did John Bradley never considered himself to be a hero?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the post-war focus on the soldiers and how they handled the reality of war differently.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of individual verses country as described in Flags of Our Fathers.

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