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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shelton have to do with the Japanese infiltrator he killed at Peleliu?
(a) Stand guard while the body was investigated.
(b) Return the body to the front lines.
(c) Bury him.
(d) Take him to the hospital.

2. 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 Beast Line.
(b) The Rock Line.
(c) The Shuri Line.
(d) The Shore Line.

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

4. What day is the island of Okinawa declared "secure"?
(a) June 21st.
(b) July 20th.
(c) June 12th.
(d) January 12th.

5. Why is Mac's behavior at the front lines on Okinawa so unexpected?
(a) He promised to attack the Japanese line with a knife and a pistol.
(b) He swore to stay level headed.
(c) He has always been very quiet and meek.
(d) He mocked other men who would wound themselves.

6. 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.

7. What is the one word that Sledge uses to describe Shadow?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Loud.
(d) Brave.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. About how many American soldiers became casualties to secure Japan?
(a) 10,000,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 1,000,000
(d) 10,000

12. What do the officers do to the enlisted men after Okinawa is declared secure?
(a) Discipline them for their lack of respect.
(b) Distance themselves and act smug.
(c) Thank them for their hard work.
(d) Try to get some of the promoted.

13. What is wrong with the Okinawan woman in the hut that Sledge finds?
(a) She has a gangrenous wound.
(b) All of the men in her life have been killed.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) She is crazy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sledge transferred after the war is ended?

2. What does Sledge feel about religion in war?

3. What does Sledge read in a letter from home after a hard day of combat in Okinawa?

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

5. What does Mac do when he is about to go into combat on Okinawa?

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