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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Of Shock and Shells.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sledge's duty on the 50th day of combat at Okinawa?
(a) Medical assistant.
(b) Statistics recorder.
(c) Stretcher bearer.
(d) Trench digger.

2. Why do Sledge and the other men in his company feel so lucky in their placement on Okinawa?
(a) It is very quiet.
(b) They are well armed for combat.
(c) They are able to kill Japanese with very little enemy fire.
(d) They are learning Japanese culture.

3. How deep is the mud during the rain in Okinawa?
(a) Ankle deep.
(b) Knee deep.
(c) Three feet.
(d) Four feet.

4. What happens to most of the letters in the rain?
(a) The ink is washed away.
(b) The mail is back logged for months at a time.
(c) The paper dissolves before the men get their mail.
(d) The names are hard to read and men get the wrong letters.

5. What is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?
(a) He was promoted because of merit.
(b) He did not feel himself above the enlisted soldiers.
(c) He is a veteran.
(d) He knows some of the enlisted men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?

2. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?

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

4. What was the name of the ship that Sledge and his company took after they completed their training?

5. What does Mac want to arm himself with as he charges the Japanese line at Okinawa?

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