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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. How did Sledge make sure he was able to fight?
(a) He lied about his age.
(b) He passed all his marksmen tests.
(c) He failed Officer Training School.
(d) He convinced a nurse to not record his medical issue.

2. What does Sledge think about the Marine Corps pilots while he is heading away from Peleliu?
(a) They are incredibly skilled.
(b) They are highly effective.
(c) They are not as skilled as the Japanese.
(d) They are harbingers of death.

3. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?
(a) Nothing--they are done killing.
(b) The insects.
(c) The vermin.
(d) The targets.

4. What is the weather like on the day of the assault on Peleliu?
(a) Breezy and cool.
(b) Freezing.
(c) Extremely windy.
(d) Unbearably hot.

5. Where is Peleliu?
(a) A small group of islands off the coast of Korea.
(b) On the mainland of Japan.
(c) In Polynesia.
(d) A tiny island in the Palau group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?

2. What is Shelton's nick-name?

3. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?

4. What was Caswell's nick-name?

5. Where is Sledge transferred to after Boot Camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the President Polk such an uncomfortable ship?

2. What do the new marines in infantry training do when they meet some real veterans of war?

3. What are the non-commissioned officers like at Camp Elliot?

4. What does Sledge do on Christmas Eve while in boot camp?

5. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?

6. How does Sledge describe the smell of the camp in Peleliu?

7. What do the men in Sledge's platoon have to receive before heading to Okinawa?

8. How does Sledge's platoon react to the death of Haldane?

9. What was the controversial debate about the fighting in Peleliu?

10. What is different about Sledge's fear before he lands at the beach of Okinawa from when he landed at Peleliu?

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