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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 was the name of the 5th Marine Division?

2. Where did Franklin Sousley live before WWII?

3. What did Japanese artillery wipe out on the beach?

4. When were the men of the 5th Marine Division told about their destination?

5. What was John remembered for by the member of his unit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Battle of Tarawa foreshadow?

2. What were the Japanese soldiers trained to become?

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

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

5. What was General Kuribayashi determined to cause during the Iwo Jima battle?

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

7. What did the Marines create in March 1944?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how James Bradley uses characterization to demonstrate the tension between boyhood and manhood.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the influence of religion on the young soldiers and their families in Flags of Our Fathers.

Essay Topic 3

Examine why Pearl Harbor was known as the "day that will live in infamy," and the meaning of this statement.

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