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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. Where did Sledge attend boot camp?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Albana.
(c) San Marino.
(d) San Francisco.

2. What was the name of Sledge's older brother?
(a) Edward.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Frank.
(d) Daniel.

3. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?
(a) He convinced a nurse to not record his medical issue.
(b) He failed Officer Training School.
(c) He passed all his marksmen tests.
(d) He lied about his age.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?

2. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?

3. What was Sledge's job in the Marines?

4. Sledge gets the chance to meet veterans from where?

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

(see the answer key)

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