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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sledge administer first aid to on the front lines at Okinawa and then carry back to the camp fearing he will die?
(a) Caswell.
(b) Mac.
(c) Snafu.
(d) Haldane.

2. What does the Okinawan woman in the hut want Sledge to do for her?
(a) Feed her.
(b) Shoot her in the head.
(c) Tell her news of the war.
(d) Heal her wound.

3. 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.

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

5. What day did the war come to an end?
(a) April 25th.
(b) August 15th.
(c) August 25th.
(d) April 15th.

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

7. 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 has a desire to train at boot camp when the war is over.
(d) He credits his survival to that training.

8. What is Sledge and his company ordered to do after Okinawa is declared "secure"?
(a) Attend therapy for post trauma disorders.
(b) Write about their experiences.
(c) Head home for more training.
(d) Bury the dead and salvage weapons.

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

10. What are most of the survivors of Okinawa suffering from after weeks of battle?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Shock.

11. What does Sledge feel about religion in war?
(a) He finds the idea of grown men praying foolish.
(b) It is the only things that gives him peace.
(c) He cannot understand how there can be a God when he has seen so much destruction.
(d) He does not see how it can help.

12. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?
(a) A haystack.
(b) A tree.
(c) A US marine.
(d) A corpse.

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

14. Where is Sledge's unit located during the fighting in chapter 12?
(a) Bloody Nose Ridge.
(b) Half Moon Hill.
(c) Broken Neck Hollow.
(d) Heart Break Hill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sledge's platoon at Okinawa?

2. What happens when it begins to rain in Okinawa?

3. What does Sledge witness before he heads out to battle at the beginning of chapter 12?

4. Why do Sledge and the other men in his company feel so lucky in their placement on Okinawa?

5. What day is the island of Okinawa declared "secure"?

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