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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?
(a) A tree root.
(b) Banzai attack.
(c) Japanese foot soldiers.
(d) Friendly fire.

2. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?
(a) 20
(b) 200
(c) 85
(d) 100

3. 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?
(a) In a nearby trench.
(b) On top of the box.
(c) Behind some trees.
(d) Behind Japanese casualties.

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

5. 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.

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

7. What was the gruesome souvenir that one of Sledge's comrades was forced to discard?
(a) A Japanese tongue.
(b) A Japanese flag.
(c) A severed Japanese hand.
(d) A piece of Japanese flesh.

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

9. What do the men in Sledge's company debate about their work at Peleliu?
(a) If it was necessary.
(b) If it was enough.
(c) If it was done in the right way.
(d) If they were fighting for the right cause.

10. What feature of warfare does Sledge comment on that is often overlooked in official accounts?
(a) The physical stress.
(b) The mental damage.
(c) The stench.
(d) The inability to sleep.

11. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?
(a) They want to bring the bodies home if possible.
(b) The terrain is too rough to bury them.
(c) It is a form of defense.
(d) There is not time between the fighting.

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

13. What does Sledge think about the Marine Corps pilots while he is heading away from Peleliu?
(a) They are incredibly skilled.
(b) They are harbingers of death.
(c) They are highly effective.
(d) They are not as skilled as the Japanese.

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

15. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?
(a) He passed all his marksmen tests.
(b) He convinced a nurse to not record his medical issue.
(c) He failed Officer Training School.
(d) He lied about his age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Japanese do at night while Sledge is on Peleliu?

2. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?

3. What is Shelton's nick-name?

4. Why is Sledge not ashamed of his fear before the assault on Peleliu?

5. What were the Marines taught about "fighting dirty"?

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