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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 John and his parents move from Texas to Appleton, WI?

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

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

4. What sport was Belle Block against her son playing?

5. What profession did John discover while at church?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the training of the Japanese and how their planning affected American military operations.

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

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

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