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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Breakthrough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sledge stationed?
(a) Pacific Theater.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Korea.
(d) Vietnam.

2. What was Sledge's job in the Marines?
(a) Assistant Gunner.
(b) General Infantry.
(c) Head Gunner.
(d) Training Instructor.

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

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

5. What was Caswell's nick-name?
(a) Bullseye.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Gunner.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when it begins to rain in Okinawa?

2. How do the veterans support each other after days of combat in the rain on Okinawa?

3. Why are so many marines at the front line on Okinawa not fighting after the first few months of battle?

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

5. Where is Sledge's unit located during the fighting in chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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