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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. Who does Sledge administer first aid to on the front lines at Okinawa and then carry back to the camp fearing he will die?
(a) Snafu.
(b) Haldane.
(c) Mac.
(d) Caswell.

2. What does a clear distinct voice tell Sledge while he is sitting with a group of buddies on Peleliu?
(a) Serve with honor!
(b) You are doing the right thing!
(c) You will survive the war!
(d) Peace is the goal!

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

4. What does Sledge watch explode from direct Japanese fire?
(a) A small patch of beach next to him.
(b) A close friend.
(c) An Amtrac.
(d) A Marine DUKW.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sledge feel is slipping away as he endures barrage after barrage of Japanese fire on Okinawa?

2. What does Sledge feel about religion in war?

3. What is Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?

4. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?

5. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?

(see the answer key)

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