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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Assault into Hell.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where were the troops transported to after leaving Camp Elliot?
(a) Camp St. Lorence.
(b) Camp St. Francis.
(c) Camp St. Mark.
(d) Camp St. Louis.

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

4. 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.

5. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?
(a) Strength and Agility.
(b) Marksmanship.
(c) Discipline under stress.
(d) Patriotism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Sledge's instructors promise that they would need to know to do?

3. Why was the ship so poorly accommodated for the troops?

4. Where did Sledge attend boot camp?

5. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?

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