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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 do the men in Sledge's company debate about their work at Peleliu?
(a) If it was necessary.
(b) If they were fighting for the right cause.
(c) If it was enough.
(d) If it was done in the right way.

2. What happens to Caswell as he attends to a wounded soldier while shipping away from Peleliu?
(a) He gets a knife wound to the face.
(b) He falls ill from loss of blood.
(c) He runs out of the supplies he needs.
(d) He gets sick from seeing so much gore.

3. What causes Sledge momentary mental confusion as he is fighting outside of the pillbox?
(a) He loses his hearing for a moment from a blast.
(b) He witnesses his first direct kill.
(c) He sees a good friend die.
(d) He sees a Marine accidentally kill another Marine.

4. What is the focus of training at Camp Elliot?
(a) Combat tactics.
(b) Discipline under stress.
(c) Strategic maneuvering.
(d) Fatigue treatment.

5. What does Sledge's commanding officer on Okinawa use to pretend that he is under attack?
(a) A grenade.
(b) A 60mm Mortar.
(c) A smoke bomb.
(d) A sniper rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the veteran men feel about their commanding officer on Okinawa?

2. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?

3. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?

4. What does Mac want to arm himself with as he charges the Japanese line at Okinawa?

5. What day are the men scheduled to land on Okinawa?

(see the answer key)

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