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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 did the new Marines do to the veterans?
(a) Challenged them to boxing matches.
(b) Smothered them with questions.
(c) Asked for extra weapons.
(d) Sent letters home with them.

2. Where does Sledge go for R&R after his first tour of combat?
(a) Macquitti Bay, Pavuvu.
(b) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(c) Okinawa, Japan.
(d) Sicily, Italy.

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

4. 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) Finds some fire works.
(d) Steals turkeys from the officer's mess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ship that transported Sledge to combat?

2. What does Sledge resent about the officers giving him orders during his non-combat time?

3. What happens to most of the letters in the rain?

4. What does Sledge see crash into the USS Birmingham?

5. What stops the shooting from the Japanese in the pillbox?

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