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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. What month was Sledge transported to combat?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

2. What do the Japanese do at night while Sledge is on Peleliu?
(a) Bury their dead.
(b) Infiltrate the front lines.
(c) Fire on the camps.
(d) Collect souveniers from dead soldiers.

3. How many Japanese troops are supposed to be stationed at Peleliu?
(a) 12,000
(b) 10,000
(c) 50,000
(d) 28,000

4. What does Sledge see another Marine do to a wounded Japanese man with his Ka Bar?
(a) Extract his gold teeth while he is still alive.
(b) Urinate on his wounds.
(c) Take his family picture and cut it up.
(d) Slit his throat for fun.

5. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?
(a) Foul and polluted.
(b) Cluttered with debris.
(c) Cool and crisp.
(d) Hot but clean.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a "million dollar wound"?

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

4. What does a clear distinct voice tell Sledge while he is sitting with a group of buddies on Peleliu?

5. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?

(see the answer key)

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