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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's Platoon number at Boot Camp?
(a) 785.
(b) 626.
(c) 879.
(d) 984.

2. What is the weather like as Sledge heads away from Shuri?
(a) Mild and breezy.
(b) Freezing cold.
(c) Constant light rain.
(d) Extremely hot.

3. What is the final Japanese hold-out position in Okinawa?
(a) Kunishi Ridge.
(b) Tunoshi Ridge.
(c) Kamakazi Bridge.
(d) KiKishi Bridge.

4. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?
(a) Asks them what they need.
(b) Reprimands the other officers.
(c) Praises their courage.
(d) Offers them a pay raise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?

2. How do the troops in Sledge's unit react to the news that Germany has surrendered to the Allies?

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

4. What is Sledge recognized as after his graduation from boot camp?

5. Where do some of the men in Sledge's company seek shelter when they are fired on from a pillbox that they thought was abandoned?

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