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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 does Sledge have nightmares of while stationed at the final days of Okinawa?
(a) The dead awaking and walking about.
(b) Firing at men who cannot die.
(c) Seeing people he loves being killed at home.
(d) The U.S. losing.

2. Why was the ship so poorly accommodated for the troops?
(a) It was not meant for troop transport.
(b) They had more men than the ship was intended for.
(c) It was only a very short distance.
(d) It was more efficient to not include every luxury for the troops.

3. What is Sledge's main job while he is deployed at Bloody Nose Ridge?
(a) A medical assistant.
(b) A stretcher bearer.
(c) A grenade launcher.
(d) A land surveyor.

4. What does the Okinawan woman in the hut want Sledge to do for her?
(a) Tell her news of the war.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Heal her wound.
(d) Shoot her in the head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?

2. What does Sledge witness before he heads out to battle at the beginning of chapter 12?

3. What is wrong with the Okinawan woman in the hut that Sledge finds?

4. What is meant by "snapping in"?

5. What does Sledge's commanding officer on Okinawa use to pretend that he is under attack?

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