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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. Who was John's best friend in the Marines?

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

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

4. How old was Harlon Block when he joined the Marines?

5. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Bradley always wonder?

4. What was "Doc" remembered for?

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

6. What did the bulldozers on Iwo Jima do, and what was Bradley ordered to do?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Easy Company and its responsibilities.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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