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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. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?

2. Who came to confer with Generals of the 5th Marine Division while it was training?

3. What was John's nickname?

4. Where did Harlon Block live before WWII?

5. How many brothers does James Bradley have according to "Chapter One: Sacred Ground"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 happened to Lucas on the second day in Iwo Jima?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Bradley's use of foreshadowing and other literary techniques, such as the use of short sentences in Flags of Our Fathers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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