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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 does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?
(a) A US marine.
(b) A tree.
(c) A haystack.
(d) A corpse.

2. What did Sledge's instructors promise that they would need to know to do?
(a) Shoot with precision.
(b) Cauterize a wound.
(c) Walk without sound.
(d) Fight with a knife.

3. What is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?
(a) He did not feel himself above the enlisted soldiers.
(b) He knows some of the enlisted men.
(c) He is a veteran.
(d) He was promoted because of merit.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ship that Sledge and his company took after they completed their training?

2. What happens by mistake on Peleliu that causes Sledge to hate the waste and cruelty of war?

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

4. What does Mac shoot at to pass the time while waiting for the enemy to arrive at Okinawa?

5. What famous personality performs a show for Sledge's company?

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