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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Breakthrough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mac want to arm himself with as he charges the Japanese line at Okinawa?
(a) A grenade.
(b) A knife and a pistol.
(c) A sniper rifle.
(d) A 60mm mortar.

2. What is the one word that Sledge uses to describe Shadow?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Brave.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Loud.

3. What is Shelton's nick-name?
(a) Snafu.
(b) Mate.
(c) Sharp Shooter.
(d) Ack Ack.

4. What is the giant spatula used for at the bunkers of Okinawa?
(a) Lifting mortars out of the mud.
(b) Performing autopsies on Japanese casualties.
(c) Preparing the meals for all the men.
(d) Scraping corpses out of the fox holes.

5. How long does Sledge go in Okinawa without taking off his boots?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sledge's platoon at Okinawa?

2. What does Sledge fear most in battle?

3. What is Sledge trained in when he is off duty?

4. What causes Sledge momentary mental confusion as he is fighting outside of the pillbox?

5. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?

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