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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 caused the round that landed on a high-value target in Peleliu to not explode?
(a) Snafu failed to arm it.
(b) It was tossed aside as it landed.
(c) It was a dud.
(d) Sledge failed to arm it.

2. What do the Japanese do at night while Sledge is on Peleliu?
(a) Infiltrate the front lines.
(b) Bury their dead.
(c) Fire on the camps.
(d) Collect souveniers from dead soldiers.

3. What is the one word that Sledge uses to describe Shadow?
(a) Brave.
(b) Loud.
(c) Sloppy.
(d) Foolish.

4. Where were the troops transported to after leaving Camp Elliot?
(a) Camp St. Louis.
(b) Camp St. Mark.
(c) Camp St. Lorence.
(d) Camp St. Francis.

5. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?
(a) A haystack.
(b) A US marine.
(c) A corpse.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sledge attribute his survival in combat to?

2. What state was sledge born in?

3. What is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?

4. How old was Sledge when he died?

5. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?

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