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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sledge's commanding officer on Okinawa use to pretend that he is under attack?
(a) A 60mm Mortar.
(b) A sniper rifle.
(c) A smoke bomb.
(d) A grenade.

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

3. What is covering nearly every surface while Sledge works as a stretcher bearer?
(a) Water.
(b) Blood.
(c) Pus.
(d) Maggots.

4. How do the men in Sledge's until feel about Shadow's appearance?
(a) They hold him in disdain.
(b) They find him warm and welcoming.
(c) They feel a tight bond.
(d) They are infuriated.

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

6. While reflecting on his time in battle, why is Sledge so grateful for his training during boot camp?
(a) He credits his survival to that training.
(b) He is better prepared to re-enter the civilian world.
(c) He has strong bonds with the other men he was trained with.
(d) He has a desire to train at boot camp when the war is over.

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

8. Why are so many marines at the front line on Okinawa not fighting after the first few months of battle?
(a) They are too weak and ill.
(b) They do not know the right coordinates.
(c) They were orderend not to.
(d) They are low on ammunition.

9. How many veterans of Peleliu remained after the campaign in Okinawa?
(a) 56
(b) 26
(c) 106
(d) 76

10. What was Sledge doing when he was pinned down by a lone Japanese sniper?
(a) Delivering a message.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Receiving medical supplies.
(d) Going to the restroom.

11. What surprising news does Sledge hear about the man he administered first aid to a few weeks after the matter?
(a) He nominated Sledge for a medal.
(b) He was sent home.
(c) He survived.
(d) He died.

12. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?
(a) President Roosevelt.
(b) Mac.
(c) The Japanese Emoprer.
(d) Doc.

13. 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) There were not enough supplies left to justify the fuel for a vehicle.
(c) The mud is keeping the vehicles from being able to move.
(d) It is a much more stealthy maneuver to use men.

14. What was the date of the atomic detonation at Hiroshima?
(a) April 18th.
(b) August 8th.
(c) April 8th.
(d) August 18th.

15. What is Sledge's duty on the 50th day of combat at Okinawa?
(a) Stretcher bearer.
(b) Trench digger.
(c) Statistics recorder.
(d) Medical assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like as Sledge heads away from Shuri?

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

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

4. What is different about the clay in Okinawa from the clay in Peleliu?

5. How deep is the mud during the rain in Okinawa?

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