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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Of Mud and Maggots.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Sledge about the picture that Kathy shows him?
(a) The lack of emotion.
(b) The lack of beauty.
(c) The beauty.
(d) The hope he gains.

2. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?
(a) Praises their courage.
(b) Reprimands the other officers.
(c) Asks them what they need.
(d) Offers them a pay raise.

3. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?
(a) Stepping over the corpses without noticing them.
(b) Praying over the bodies.
(c) Defiling the bodies.
(d) Looting the corpses.

4. What is the weather like on the day of the assault on Peleliu?
(a) Freezing.
(b) Unbearably hot.
(c) Breezy and cool.
(d) Extremely windy.

5. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?
(a) He is sickened.
(b) He is numb to any emotion.
(c) He finds mercy in his heart.
(d) He feels hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?

2. How did Kathy get his nickname?

3. What does Sledge see strewn about that causes the stench of war?

4. What do the men in Sledge's company debate about their work at Peleliu?

5. What is the expected mortality rate on the beaches at Okinawa?

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