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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Japanese do at night while Sledge is on Peleliu?
(a) Fire on the camps.
(b) Collect souveniers from dead soldiers.
(c) Infiltrate the front lines.
(d) Bury their dead.

2. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Knife fighting and judo.
(c) Karate.
(d) Fencing.

3. How old was Sledge when he died?
(a) 70.
(b) 81.
(c) 29.
(d) 65.

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

5. What day are the men scheduled to land on Okinawa?
(a) June 12th.
(b) March 14th.
(c) April 1st.
(d) May 11th.

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

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

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

9. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Pendleton.
(b) Camp Williams.
(c) Camp Elliot.
(d) Camp David.

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

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

12. 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.

13. Why is Sledge so tense while on board the ship?
(a) He does not respect his commanding officer.
(b) He is hearing a lot of bad rumors.
(c) He is very sea-sick.
(d) He does not know his destination.

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

15. 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 necessary.
(d) If it was done in the right way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the gruesome souvenir that one of Sledge's comrades was forced to discard?

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. Who replaces Haldane as the commanding officer?

4. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?

5. What is meant by "snapping in"?

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