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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 does Sledge attribute his survival in combat to?
(a) His boot camp instructor.
(b) His dead father.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His best friend.

2. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?
(a) 200
(b) 85
(c) 100
(d) 20

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

4. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?
(a) There is not time between the fighting.
(b) They want to bring the bodies home if possible.
(c) It is a form of defense.
(d) The terrain is too rough to bury them.

5. What is a "million dollar wound"?
(a) A wound that gets you out of the combat zone without being killed.
(b) A wound caused in a Japanese sniper.
(c) A fatal wound.
(d) A wound that is not bad enough to stop their fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sledge's Platoon number at Boot Camp?

2. What did the new Marines do to the veterans?

3. What does Sledge enjoy when he is relieved from the front lines at Peleliu?

4. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?

5. What famous personality performs a show for Sledge's company?

(see the answer key)

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