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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, End of the Agony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sledge doing when he was pinned down by a lone Japanese sniper?
(a) Receiving medical supplies.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Delivering a message.
(d) Going to the restroom.

2. Where is the first combat destination for Sledge?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Iwo Jima.
(c) Peleliu.
(d) Guadalcanal.

3. What does Mac shoot at to pass the time while waiting for the enemy to arrive at Okinawa?
(a) A dead prisoner.
(b) A haystack.
(c) A map of the United States.
(d) A decaying animal jawbone.

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

5. What happens to most of the letters in the rain?
(a) The ink is washed away.
(b) The mail is back logged for months at a time.
(c) The paper dissolves before the men get their mail.
(d) The names are hard to read and men get the wrong letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are the infiltrations happening in chapter 13?

2. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?

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

4. Why does Sledge have to hold tight to the Amtrac before the beach assault on Peleliu?

5. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?

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