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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 the gruesome souvenir that one of Sledge's comrades was forced to discard?
(a) A severed Japanese hand.
(b) A Japanese flag.
(c) A Japanese tongue.
(d) A piece of Japanese flesh.

2. What is a Ka Bar?
(a) Large knife.
(b) Helmet.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Bayonet.

3. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Karate.
(c) Knife fighting and judo.
(d) Boxing.

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

5. What does Sledge read in a letter from home after a hard day of combat in Okinawa?
(a) His brother was killed.
(b) His dog has been killed.
(c) His mother is sick.
(d) His girlfriend is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sledge and his company pass through a lot of as they head to the combat lines in Okinawa?

2. What state was sledge born in?

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

4. What is the weather like as Sledge heads away from Shuri?

5. Where does Sledge go for R&R after his first tour of combat?

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