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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 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) Hot but clean.
(c) Cluttered with debris.
(d) Cool and crisp.

2. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?
(a) Cover for the person in front of them.
(b) Scream like banshees to create distraction.
(c) Get off the beach as quickly as possible.
(d) Fire into the trees.

3. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?
(a) It was much more intense than anticipated.
(b) It came too soon.
(c) It was not as intense as anticipated.
(d) It was not a Banzai attack.

4. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?
(a) He is numb to any emotion.
(b) He finds mercy in his heart.
(c) He feels hatred.
(d) He is sickened.

5. Sledge gets the chance to meet veterans from where?
(a) Nagisaki.
(b) Okinawa.
(c) Bougainville.
(d) British Isles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sledge's instructors promise that they would need to know to do?

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

3. Where were the troops transported to after leaving Camp Elliot?

4. How old was Sledge when he died?

5. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?

(see the answer key)

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