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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. Where is Sledge sent after three days on Peleliu?
(a) Korea.
(b) Okinawa.
(c) Home to America.
(d) Ngesebus Island.
2. What does Sledge watch explode from direct Japanese fire?
(a) A Marine DUKW.
(b) A close friend.
(c) A small patch of beach next to him.
(d) An Amtrac.
3. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?
(a) 85
(b) 100
(c) 20
(d) 200
4. What is the weather like on the day of the assault on Peleliu?
(a) Extremely windy.
(b) Breezy and cool.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Unbearably hot.
5. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?
(a) The targets.
(b) The vermin.
(c) Nothing--they are done killing.
(d) The insects.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?
2. What is meant by "snapping in"?
3. What happens by mistake on Peleliu that causes Sledge to hate the waste and cruelty of war?
4. What feature of warfare does Sledge comment on that is often overlooked in official accounts?
5. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?
2. What happens to Caswell that causes Sledge to regard him with respect?
3. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?
4. What was the controversial debate about the fighting in Peleliu?
5. What is Doherty's main focus while training Sledge and his classmates in boot camp?
6. What is different about Sledge's fear before he lands at the beach of Okinawa from when he landed at Peleliu?
7. What does Caswell ask Sledge to not do even though many other soldiers are doing it?
8. What do the new marines in infantry training do when they meet some real veterans of war?
9. Why does Sledge's boot camp instructor make his team march on the sand?
10. How does Sledge describe the smell of the camp in Peleliu?
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