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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 chore at camp does Sledge hate the most?
(a) Killing vermin.
(b) Kitchen patrol.
(c) Detailing the latrine.
(d) Hauling away rotting coconuts.

2. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Haldane.
(c) Haney.
(d) Shelton.

3. What is Sledge recognized as after his graduation from boot camp?
(a) A legal voter.
(b) An instructor.
(c) A marine.
(d) An officer.

4. What does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?
(a) Repeats the Lord's Prayer.
(b) Pours sweat from his boot.
(c) Counts his heart beats.
(d) Sings a hymn.

5. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?
(a) 2,121
(b) 1,234
(c) 3,201
(d) 1,111

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?

2. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?

3. Why does Sledge have to hold tight to the Amtrac before the beach assault on Peleliu?

4. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?

5. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?

(see the answer key)

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