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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Another Amphibious Assault.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is so impressive to Sledge about Haldane?
(a) He has remarkable concern for his men.
(b) He is incredibly brave.
(c) His laugh is infectious and warm.
(d) He has the strength of ten men.

3. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Elliot.
(b) Camp Willams.
(c) Camp David.
(d) Camp Pendleton.

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

5. How do Sledge's commanding officers expect the Japanese to fight at Peleliu?
(a) All-out beach defense followed by banzai charges.
(b) Air raids and beach defense.
(c) Banzai charges and air assault.
(d) Line defensive with trench support.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What stops the shooting from the Japanese in the pillbox?

3. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?

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

5. What is Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?

(see the answer key)

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