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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?
(a) Shelton.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Haney.
(d) Haldane.
2. What is meant by "snapping in"?
(a) Dry firing.
(b) Holding an aim.
(c) Multiple shots at a single target.
(d) Precision in marching.
3. What is a Ka Bar?
(a) Parachute.
(b) Helmet.
(c) Bayonet.
(d) Large knife.
4. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?
(a) It was not as intense as anticipated.
(b) It was not a Banzai attack.
(c) It came too soon.
(d) It was much more intense than anticipated.
5. Where do some of the men in Sledge's company seek shelter when they are fired on from a pillbox that they thought was abandoned?
(a) Behind Japanese casualties.
(b) On top of the box.
(c) In a nearby trench.
(d) Behind some trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sledge resent about the officers giving him orders during his non-combat time?
2. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?
3. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?
4. What is Sledge trained in when he is off duty?
5. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sledge so excited to join combat?
2. How does Sledge describe the smell of the camp in Peleliu?
3. Why was the President Polk such an uncomfortable ship?
4. What does Caswell ask Sledge to not do even though many other soldiers are doing it?
5. What does Sledge do on Christmas Eve while in boot camp?
6. What does Sledge do every time they take a break while crossing the unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?
7. What do the men in Sledge's platoon have to receive before heading to Okinawa?
8. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?
9. What does Sledge do as he and Shelton have to cross a highly unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?
10. Why does Sledge's boot camp instructor make his team march on the sand?
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