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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. What do Sledge and a number of other Marines watch a Japanese mother do while on Okinawa?
(a) Bathe herself.
(b) Bury her son.
(c) Nurse her baby.
(d) Say her prayers.

2. Who does Sledge describe as having a bizarre blend of capable leadership and nonsensical behavior?
(a) Snafu.
(b) Mac.
(c) Ack Ack.
(d) Doc.

3. About how many American soldiers became casualties to secure Japan?
(a) 1,000,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 10,000,000
(d) 10,000

4. How do the veterans support each other after days of combat in the rain on Okinawa?
(a) They promise to watch each other's backs.
(b) They shout out horrible threats against the Japanese.
(c) They gather in small groups and give each other pep talks.
(d) They talk about home and forget about the war for a time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kathy get his nickname?

2. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?

3. What does Sledge note that most accounts of war leave out of the record?

4. Why does Sledge and his crew have to re-seat the base-plate of their mortar after a few rounds while holding the front lines in Okinawa?

5. What does Sledge read in a letter from home after a hard day of combat in Okinawa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition of Sledge's feet when he takes his socks off after two weeks of not ever taking them off?

2. What does Sledge think will happen to Caswell when Sledge has to administer first-aid to his serious wounds and carry him back to base?

3. Why are Sledge and his platoon not deeply affected by Franklin Roosevelt's death?

4. What happens just as Sledge is looking at the picture of Kathy's chorus girl?

5. What is covering nearly every surface while sledge is stationed at Half Moon Hill?

6. How does Sledge describe the 320mm spigot-mortar?

7. Why are Sledge and the other men forced to do a manual re-supply when it begins to rain on Okinawa?

8. How do the officers treat the enlisted men after Okinawa is declared "secure"?

9. What did the Japanese woman in the abandoned hut want Sledge to do for her?

10. How do Sledge and his platoon take the news of Nease's death?

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