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

2. What was the nickname given to Mount Suribachi?

3. Where did Harlon experience hand to hand combat?

4. Who was commanding the Japanese forces on Iwo Jima?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "Doc" remembered for?

2. What was ironic about Company E according to "Chapter Five: Forging the Spearhead"?

3. What did the Battle of Tarawa foreshadow?

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

5. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

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

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

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

9. What did American leaders not know about the Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima before they landed on the island?

10. What did Bradley always wonder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue for or against the rationality of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as if you were part of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between duty and patriotism.

Essay Topic 3

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

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