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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Stay of Execution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Ka Bar?
(a) Helmet.
(b) Large knife.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Bayonet.

2. How did Sledge get his position on the 60mm Mortar?
(a) He was offered the choice.
(b) He requested that position.
(c) He was the head of his class.
(d) They drew straws.

3. What is the name of Sledge's platoon at Okinawa?
(a) K/1/2.
(b) K/3/5.
(c) K/1/7.
(d) K/4/6.

4. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?
(a) Hot but clean.
(b) Cluttered with debris.
(c) Foul and polluted.
(d) Cool and crisp.

5. What does Nease do to make their New Year's at the non-combat zone more festive?
(a) Gets a radio to have a dance.
(b) Finds some fire works.
(c) Reads a book to the men.
(d) Steals turkeys from the officer's mess.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?

4. What stops the shooting from the Japanese in the pillbox?

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

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