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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. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Willams.
(b) Camp David.
(c) Camp Elliot.
(d) Camp Pendleton.

2. What is the weather like on the day of the assault on Peleliu?
(a) Unbearably hot.
(b) Extremely windy.
(c) Breezy and cool.
(d) Freezing.

3. What does Nease do to make their New Year's at the non-combat zone more festive?
(a) Gets a radio to have a dance.
(b) Reads a book to the men.
(c) Steals turkeys from the officer's mess.
(d) Finds some fire works.

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

5. What is Sledge's main job while he is deployed at Bloody Nose Ridge?
(a) A stretcher bearer.
(b) A land surveyor.
(c) A medical assistant.
(d) A grenade launcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?

2. What is different about the clay in Okinawa from the clay in Peleliu?

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

4. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?

5. What was the gruesome souvenir that one of Sledge's comrades was forced to discard?

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