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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Brave Men Lost.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaces Haldane as the commanding officer?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Sledge.
(c) Slater.
(d) Shelton.

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

3. What are Sledge and his company trained in while at the first destination?
(a) Extensive hand-to-hand combat.
(b) Large-scale amphibious assault training.
(c) Endurance and land maneuvering.
(d) Training on wide range weaponry.

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

5. What holiday did Sledge graduate from boot camp on?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Veteran's Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Stanley's nick-name?

2. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?

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

4. What does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?

5. Where did Sledge attend boot camp?

(see the answer key)

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