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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 was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?
(a) Marksmanship.
(b) Discipline under stress.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Strength and Agility.

2. How do Sledge's commanding officers expect the Japanese to fight at Peleliu?
(a) Air raids and beach defense.
(b) Line defensive with trench support.
(c) All-out beach defense followed by banzai charges.
(d) Banzai charges and air assault.

3. Who replaces Haldane as the commanding officer?
(a) Shelton.
(b) Sledge.
(c) Slater.
(d) Stanley.

4. What does Sledge think about the Marine Corps pilots while he is heading away from Peleliu?
(a) They are incredibly skilled.
(b) They are highly effective.
(c) They are not as skilled as the Japanese.
(d) They are harbingers of death.

5. What happens when it begins to rain in Okinawa?
(a) Visibility is reduced to zero.
(b) The men ponder on the beauty of Japan.
(c) The combat stops.
(d) The clay becomes horrible mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ridge on Peleliu that was under almost constant barrage of artillery?

2. What does Sledge read in a letter from home after a hard day of combat in Okinawa?

3. What chore at camp does Sledge hate the most?

4. What is a "million dollar wound"?

5. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?

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