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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?
(a) They were afraid of him.
(b) They adored him.
(c) They hated him.
(d) They needed him.

3. What was the name of Sledge's boot camp instructor?
(a) Chancellor Daniels.
(b) Captain Douglas.
(c) Corporal Doherty.
(d) Commander Davidson.

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

5. What was the name of the ship that Sledge and his company took after they completed their training?
(a) President Polk.
(b) President Washington.
(c) President Lincoln.
(d) President Johnson.

6. How does Sledge's company celebrate Christmas while they are away from combat?
(a) Big presentation of presents.
(b) A USO concert with Bob Hope.
(c) They read Bible passages and pray for peace.
(d) Good food.

7. What is the focus of training at Camp Elliot?
(a) Discipline under stress.
(b) Combat tactics.
(c) Strategic maneuvering.
(d) Fatigue treatment.

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

9. What was Stanley's nick-name?
(a) Grumpy.
(b) Stumpy.
(c) Stauncher.
(d) Stout.

10. What holiday did Sledge graduate from boot camp on?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Veteran's Day.

11. What was Sledge's job in the Marines?
(a) Head Gunner.
(b) General Infantry.
(c) Training Instructor.
(d) Assistant Gunner.

12. What is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?
(a) He was promoted because of merit.
(b) He did not feel himself above the enlisted soldiers.
(c) He is a veteran.
(d) He knows some of the enlisted men.

13. What is meant by "snapping in"?
(a) Multiple shots at a single target.
(b) Holding an aim.
(c) Dry firing.
(d) Precision in marching.

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

15. What happens to Caswell as he attends to a wounded soldier while shipping away from Peleliu?
(a) He falls ill from loss of blood.
(b) He runs out of the supplies he needs.
(c) He gets sick from seeing so much gore.
(d) He gets a knife wound to the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?

2. How many marines have been sent to Peleliu?

3. Where were the troops transported to after leaving Camp Elliot?

4. What is a "million dollar wound"?

5. What did the new Marines do to the veterans?

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