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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. How many Marines were killed on D-Day on Iwo Jima?

3. How many men were to participate to the landing on Iwo Jima?

4. What was John's nickname?

5. How long did the bombing of Iwo Jima last before the invasion began?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

2. What would the training at Camp Tawara involve?

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

4. What did Bradley always wonder?

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

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

7. What was "Doc" remembered for?

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

9. What were the Japanese soldiers trained to become?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the soldiers were used to promote the war and determine the reason as well as whether it was exploitative.

Essay Topic 2

Argue for or against the rationality of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as if you were part of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of rhetorical questions and how they are used by James Bradley.

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