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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 does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?
(a) Pours sweat from his boot.
(b) Repeats the Lord's Prayer.
(c) Counts his heart beats.
(d) Sings a hymn.

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

3. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?
(a) He was confident that he would live.
(b) He was no longer afraid.
(c) He felt very peaceful.
(d) He was numb to emotion.

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

5. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?
(a) Fire into the trees.
(b) Get off the beach as quickly as possible.
(c) Cover for the person in front of them.
(d) Scream like banshees to create distraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising news does Sledge hear about the man he administered first aid to a few weeks after the matter?

2. What does Nease do to make their New Year's at the non-combat zone more festive?

3. What is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?

4. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?

5. What does Sledge resent about the officers giving him orders during his non-combat time?

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