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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What month was Sledge transported to combat?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) July.
2. What was the name of the ship that transported Sledge to combat?
(a) SLT 166.
(b) LST 661.
(c) LTS 771.
(d) TSL 161.
3. What did Sledge's instructors promise that they would need to know to do?
(a) Cauterize a wound.
(b) Walk without sound.
(c) Shoot with precision.
(d) Fight with a knife.
4. Where is Sledge sent after three days on Peleliu?
(a) Ngesebus Island.
(b) Korea.
(c) Home to America.
(d) Okinawa.
5. What is Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?
(a) Friendly fire.
(b) Japanese foot soldiers.
(c) Banzai attack.
(d) A tree root.
6. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?
(a) Foul and polluted.
(b) Cluttered with debris.
(c) Hot but clean.
(d) Cool and crisp.
7. What is a "million dollar wound"?
(a) A wound caused in a Japanese sniper.
(b) A fatal wound.
(c) A wound that is not bad enough to stop their fighting.
(d) A wound that gets you out of the combat zone without being killed.
8. What is Sledge recognized as after his graduation from boot camp?
(a) A legal voter.
(b) A marine.
(c) An instructor.
(d) An officer.
9. How old was Sledge when he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 65.
(c) 81.
(d) 70.
10. What famous personality performs a show for Sledge's company?
(a) Peggy Armstrong.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Lil' Abner.
(d) Bob Hope.
11. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?
(a) 1,111
(b) 2,121
(c) 1,234
(d) 3,201
12. What is Shelton's nick-name?
(a) Ack Ack.
(b) Snafu.
(c) Mate.
(d) Sharp Shooter.
13. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Pendleton.
(b) Camp Elliot.
(c) Camp Williams.
(d) Camp David.
14. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?
(a) He passed all his marksmen tests.
(b) He lied about his age.
(c) He failed Officer Training School.
(d) He convinced a nurse to not record his medical issue.
15. What was Caswell's nick-name?
(a) Gunner.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Doc.
(d) Bullseye.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sledge watch explode from direct Japanese fire?
2. What stops the shooting from the Japanese in the pillbox?
3. What does Sledge enjoy when he is relieved from the front lines at Peleliu?
4. What day are the men scheduled to land on Okinawa?
5. What was Sledge's Platoon number at Boot Camp?
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