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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 is Sledge's unit located during the fighting in chapter 12?
(a) Bloody Nose Ridge.
(b) Half Moon Hill.
(c) Broken Neck Hollow.
(d) Heart Break Hill.

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

3. What does Sledge watch explode from direct Japanese fire?
(a) An Amtrac.
(b) A close friend.
(c) A small patch of beach next to him.
(d) A Marine DUKW.

4. Where is Peleliu?
(a) A small group of islands off the coast of Korea.
(b) On the mainland of Japan.
(c) In Polynesia.
(d) A tiny island in the Palau group.

5. What does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?
(a) Repeats the Lord's Prayer.
(b) Sings a hymn.
(c) Pours sweat from his boot.
(d) Counts his heart beats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sledge see another Marine do to a wounded Japanese man with his Ka Bar?

2. What is the giant spatula used for at the bunkers of Okinawa?

3. What was the name of Sledge's older brother?

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

5. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?

(see the answer key)

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