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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mac shoot at to pass the time while waiting for the enemy to arrive at Okinawa?
(a) A dead prisoner.
(b) A map of the United States.
(c) A haystack.
(d) A decaying animal jawbone.

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

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

4. 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) It is a much more stealthy maneuver to use men.
(c) The mud is keeping the vehicles from being able to move.
(d) The vehicles has been disarmed by the Japanese.

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

6. What happens to most of the letters in the rain?
(a) The ink is washed away.
(b) The mail is back logged for months at a time.
(c) The names are hard to read and men get the wrong letters.
(d) The paper dissolves before the men get their mail.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 is numb to all emotions.
(d) He knows what to expect.

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

13. What is different about the clay in Okinawa from the clay in Peleliu?
(a) It has a soothing scent.
(b) It is much harder to dig trenches.
(c) It holds more moisture.
(d) It is more suitable for digging trenches.

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

15. What is the name of Sledge's platoon at Okinawa?
(a) K/4/6.
(b) K/3/5.
(c) K/1/2.
(d) K/1/7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sledge and a number of other Marines watch a Japanese mother do while on Okinawa?

2. What does Sledge rescue from a mud pit while on Okinawa?

3. What does Sledge see strewn about that causes the stench of war?

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

5. What does Sledge have nightmares of while stationed at the final days of Okinawa?

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