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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Pendleton.
(b) Camp Elliot.
(c) Camp David.
(d) Camp Willams.

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

3. 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 done in the right way.
(c) If it was enough.
(d) If it was necessary.

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

5. What is the weather like on the day of the assault on Peleliu?
(a) Unbearably hot.
(b) Breezy and cool.
(c) Extremely windy.
(d) Freezing.

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

7. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?
(a) It was not as intense as anticipated.
(b) It came too soon.
(c) It was not a Banzai attack.
(d) It was much more intense than anticipated.

8. 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 Johnson.
(d) President Lincoln.

9. 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) There is not time between the fighting.
(d) It is a form of defense.

10. Why was the ship so poorly accommodated for the troops?
(a) It was more efficient to not include every luxury for the troops.
(b) It was only a very short distance.
(c) It was not meant for troop transport.
(d) They had more men than the ship was intended for.

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

12. Who does Sledge attribute his survival in combat to?
(a) His dead father.
(b) His boot camp instructor.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His older brother.

13. What is Sledge's main job while he is deployed at Bloody Nose Ridge?
(a) A stretcher bearer.
(b) A land surveyor.
(c) A medical assistant.
(d) A grenade launcher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?

2. What is so impressive to Sledge about Haldane?

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

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

5. What does Sledge resent about the officers giving him orders during his non-combat time?

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