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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Preparation for Combat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sledge stationed?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Pacific Theater.

2. Sledge gets the chance to meet veterans from where?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Nagisaki.
(c) British Isles.
(d) Bougainville.

3. Who does Sledge attribute his survival in combat to?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His boot camp instructor.
(c) His dead father.
(d) His best friend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Ka Bar?

2. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?

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

4. Why is Sledge so tense while on board the ship?

5. How old was Sledge when he died?

(see the answer key)

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