View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore at camp does Sledge hate the most?
(a) Detailing the latrine.
(b) Hauling away rotting coconuts.
(c) Killing vermin.
(d) Kitchen patrol.

2. Where were the troops transported to after leaving Camp Elliot?
(a) Camp St. Lorence.
(b) Camp St. Mark.
(c) Camp St. Louis.
(d) Camp St. Francis.

3. What war is this book set in?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korean.
(c) WWII.
(d) WWI.

4. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?
(a) A long and drawn out battle.
(b) A rapid victory.
(c) A moderate length of intense battle.
(d) Intense fighting for a moment followed by a long string of lower intensity assaults.

5. What are Sledge and his company trained in while at the first destination?
(a) Training on wide range weaponry.
(b) Extensive hand-to-hand combat.
(c) Endurance and land maneuvering.
(d) Large-scale amphibious assault training.

6. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?
(a) Strength and Agility.
(b) Marksmanship.
(c) Discipline under stress.
(d) Patriotism.

7. Who replaces Haldane as the commanding officer?
(a) Slater.
(b) Shelton.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Sledge.

8. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Shelton.
(c) Haney.
(d) Haldane.

9. What is the expected mortality rate on the beaches at Okinawa?
(a) 75%
(b) 50%
(c) 25%
(d) 85%

10. What was the name of the ship that transported Sledge to combat?
(a) SLT 166.
(b) LTS 771.
(c) LST 661.
(d) TSL 161.

11. How did Sledge get his position on the 60mm Mortar?
(a) They drew straws.
(b) He was the head of his class.
(c) He requested that position.
(d) He was offered the choice.

12. What is the name of the ridge on Peleliu that was under almost constant barrage of artillery?
(a) Broken Neck Ridge.
(b) Bloody Nose Ridge.
(c) Heart Attack Ridge.
(d) Caualty Capital Ridge.

13. What was Caswell's nick-name?
(a) Doc.
(b) Bullseye.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Gunner.

14. Where does Sledge go for R&R after his first tour of combat?
(a) Macquitti Bay, Pavuvu.
(b) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(c) Sicily, Italy.
(d) Okinawa, Japan.

15. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?
(a) The insects.
(b) Nothing--they are done killing.
(c) The targets.
(d) The vermin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens by mistake on Peleliu that causes Sledge to hate the waste and cruelty of war?

2. 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?

3. How does Sledge's company celebrate Christmas while they are away from combat?

4. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?

5. How did Sledge feel about his time at Camp Elliot?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 487 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample