3. What do the men have to do while in the foxholes and trenches when the ground gets over-saturated with rain?
(a) Jump up and down to keep warm.
(b) Constantly bail the water out with helmets and ration tins.
(c) Dig deeper trenches.
(d) Air out their clothes to try and stay dry.

4. Why are two Marines fighting over a range card from the ammunition package?
(a) There is a lipstick imprint on it.
(b) They have gone insane.
(c) They are bored.
(d) The range card has a lucky number on it.

5. 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.

6. Who does Sledge describe as having a bizarre blend of capable leadership and nonsensical behavior?
(a) Ack Ack.
(b) Doc.
(c) Mac.
(d) Snafu.

7. What does Sledge fear most in battle?
(a) Maiming and pain.
(b) The loss of comrades.
(c) Death.
(d) Going insane.

8. What does Mac do after he shouts into the holed up enemies after battles?
(a) He empties out his magazine into the hole.
(b) He brutally attacks them.
(c) He takes them as prisoners of war.
(d) He helps them to escape.

9. What does Mac shout when he approaches holed up enemies after battles?
(a) Japanese phrases such as "I will not harm you!"
(b) "Bow to America or die!"
(c) Horrible obscenities.
(d) "You are weak! You are mine! You will die!"

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

11. How does Sledge get away from the Japanese sniper that stopped him on the way back to his camp?
(a) He waits for the sniper to fall asleep.
(b) His NCO sends a patrol to help him.
(c) He and the sniper walk away on a silent agreement.
(d) He shoots the sniper.

12. 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) The rain is ruining the ammunition.
(b) They have to move the mortar forward as they advance on the Japanese.
(c) They have to re-set the targets as the Japanese advance.
(d) The recoil drives the base-plate into the mud.

13. What is different about the fear that Sledge feels while he is in combat in Okinawa?
(a) He knows he will survive.
(b) He feels very strong animosity toward his enemies.
(c) He knows what to expect.
(d) He is numb to all emotions.

14. Why is chapter 9 titled "Stay of Execution"?
(a) He watched many of his comrades- in-arms die.
(b) Sledge's landing on Okinawa was largely unopposed.
(c) He was given the job of executing P.O.W.s.
(d) Sledge felt that they were merely executing civilians rather than fighting soldiers.

15. What does Lieutenant Stanley collapse from after the fighting at Okinawa?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Shock.
(d) Dehydration.