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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the highest-ranking American officer killed during World War II?
(a) General Simon Bolivar Buckner.
(b) Colonel Stanley Benson Bolter.
(c) General Scott Brian Buckner.
(d) Admiral Samuel Benjamin Brinter.

2. What does Sledge feel is slipping away as he endures barrage after barrage of Japanese fire on Okinawa?
(a) His belief in God.
(b) His emotions.
(c) His sanity.
(d) His hope.

3. What do Sledge and a number of other Marines watch a Japanese mother do while on Okinawa?
(a) Nurse her baby.
(b) Bathe herself.
(c) Say her prayers.
(d) Bury her son.

4. Why do the men have to perform their own re-supply operations while fighting on Okinawa?
(a) The vehicles has been disarmed by the Japanese.
(b) The mud is keeping the vehicles from being able to move.
(c) There were not enough supplies left to justify the fuel for a vehicle.
(d) It is a much more stealthy maneuver to use men.

5. How do the veteran men feel about their commanding officer on Okinawa?
(a) They want him to seek medical attention.
(b) They fear he will die.
(c) They hold him in contempt.
(d) They enjoy his enthusiasm.

6. What is the final Japanese hold-out position in Okinawa?
(a) Kunishi Ridge.
(b) KiKishi Bridge.
(c) Tunoshi Ridge.
(d) Kamakazi Bridge.

7. What does Sledge do with his socks when he finally removes his boots for the first time in two weeks?
(a) Buries them.
(b) Throws them away.
(c) Keeps them as souveniers.
(d) Puts them in Snafu's pack as a prank.

8. What does Sledge witness before he heads out to battle at the beginning of chapter 12?
(a) A priest giving communion.
(b) A marine kissing a family picture.
(c) His commanding officer weeping.
(d) A group of soldires praying.

9. What is the giant spatula used for at the bunkers of Okinawa?
(a) Preparing the meals for all the men.
(b) Performing autopsies on Japanese casualties.
(c) Lifting mortars out of the mud.
(d) Scraping corpses out of the fox holes.

10. How do the veterans support each other after days of combat in the rain on Okinawa?
(a) They promise to watch each other's backs.
(b) They talk about home and forget about the war for a time.
(c) They shout out horrible threats against the Japanese.
(d) They gather in small groups and give each other pep talks.

11. What does Sledge have nightmares of while stationed at the final days of Okinawa?
(a) The dead awaking and walking about.
(b) The U.S. losing.
(c) Seeing people he loves being killed at home.
(d) Firing at men who cannot die.

12. Where is Sledge transferred after the war is ended?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) China.
(c) Korea.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

13. Why does Sledge and his crew have to re-seat the base-plate of their mortar after a few rounds while holding the front lines in Okinawa?
(a) They have to re-set the targets as the Japanese advance.
(b) They have to move the mortar forward as they advance on the Japanese.
(c) The rain is ruining the ammunition.
(d) The recoil drives the base-plate into the mud.

14. What is the name of the major Japanese fortification that Sledge and his troop have to break through in order to gain victory?
(a) The Shore Line.
(b) The Shuri Line.
(c) The Rock Line.
(d) The Beast Line.

15. Why don't Sledge and Shelton fire on the infiltrators they see heading for the command post?
(a) They are too far out of range.
(b) The infiltrators might fire back.
(c) There are intervening friendly troops.
(d) They might be marines in disguise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one word that Sledge uses to describe Shadow?

2. What do the Marines enjoy doing as they advance towards the Japanese ridges in Okinawa?

3. What was so amazing about Boyle's clothing after the 50th day of combat?

4. What is the superstition that many Marines have about the third campaign?

5. What does Sledge get from having continuously wet feet?

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