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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a clear distinct voice tell Sledge while he is sitting with a group of buddies on Peleliu?
(a) Peace is the goal!
(b) Serve with honor!
(c) You are doing the right thing!
(d) You will survive the war!

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

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

4. What does Sledge's commander do when half of his class flunks out?
(a) He resigns from his post, feeling he has failed.
(b) He winks and nods.
(c) He screams and demands re-testing.
(d) He cries.

5. What did Sledge's instructors promise that they would need to know to do?
(a) Walk without sound.
(b) Shoot with precision.
(c) Fight with a knife.
(d) Cauterize a wound.

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

7. How many marines have been sent to Peleliu?
(a) 28,000
(b) 30,000
(c) 32,000
(d) 50,000

8. How is Haldane killed?
(a) He died protecting a young Marine's life.
(b) He was killed by a Japanese sniper.
(c) He was killed by friendly fire.
(d) He was shot down while reconnoitering terrain features.

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

10. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?
(a) Stepping over the corpses without noticing them.
(b) Praying over the bodies.
(c) Defiling the bodies.
(d) Looting the corpses.

11. What happens by mistake on Peleliu that causes Sledge to hate the waste and cruelty of war?
(a) A marine kills another wounded marine.
(b) A marine steps on a land mine.
(c) A marine sets off a of grenade next to an ammunition tent.
(d) A marine trips over a wounded soldier and breaks his leg.

12. 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) Large-scale amphibious assault training.
(d) Endurance and land maneuvering.

13. What does Sledge watch explode from direct Japanese fire?
(a) An Amtrac.
(b) A Marine DUKW.
(c) A small patch of beach next to him.
(d) A close friend.

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

15. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?
(a) 2,121
(b) 1,111
(c) 1,234
(d) 3,201

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?

2. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?

3. What was the name of the ship that Sledge and his company took after they completed their training?

4. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?

5. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?

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