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

2. When did John meet his wife?

3. Where is Pearl Harbor located?

4. When did Harlon Block ship for duty?

5. Who did the Japanese fight to death for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was "Doc" remembered for?

2. How long had the battle of Iwo Jima raged, and how was the battle described?

3. What did Mike try to do during training for Rene in 1944?

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

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

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

7. What were the Japanese trained to look for in American soldiers during firefights?

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

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

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

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 role that mothers played in the lives of the six flag raisers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Japanese soldiers are characterized, and compare this with how American soldiers are characterized.

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