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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the weather like as Sledge heads away from Shuri?
(a) Freezing cold.
(b) Extremely hot.
(c) Mild and breezy.
(d) Constant light rain.

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

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

5. What did Sledge do after returning home from the war?
(a) Left the military.
(b) Became a trainer at boot-camp.
(c) Bought a small farm for his mother.
(d) Re-enlisted as an officer.

6. Why does Sledge scavenge Japanese rations?
(a) He does not get enough from his own to sustain him.
(b) Everyone else is doing it.
(c) He is allergic to some of the American rations.
(d) They are better than the American ones.

7. What does Sledge rescue from a mud pit while on Okinawa?
(a) A marine.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A Japanese soldier.
(d) A horse.

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

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

10. What have the American armored vehicles been equipped with for psychological warfare reasons?
(a) Flamethrowers.
(b) Sirens.
(c) Firehoses.
(d) Flashing lights.

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

12. What do Sledge and his company pass through a lot of as they head to the combat lines in Okinawa?
(a) MASH units.
(b) Abandoned trenches.
(c) Piles of casualties.
(d) Tent cities.

13. 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 has strong bonds with the other men he was trained with.
(c) He is better prepared to re-enter the civilian world.
(d) He has a desire to train at boot camp when the war is over.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are most of the survivors of Okinawa suffering from after weeks of battle?

2. What is covering nearly every surface while Sledge works as a stretcher bearer?

3. What does Sledge feel is slipping away as he endures barrage after barrage of Japanese fire on Okinawa?

4. How many veterans of Peleliu remained after the campaign in Okinawa?

5. Who does Sledge describe as having a bizarre blend of capable leadership and nonsensical behavior?

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