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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 administer first aid to on the front lines at Okinawa and then carry back to the camp fearing he will die?
(a) Mac.
(b) Caswell.
(c) Snafu.
(d) Haldane.

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

3. What does Sledge have nightmares of while stationed at the final days of Okinawa?
(a) Firing at men who cannot die.
(b) The U.S. losing.
(c) Seeing people he loves being killed at home.
(d) The dead awaking and walking about.

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

5. Who was the highest-ranking American officer killed during World War II?
(a) General Simon Bolivar Buckner.
(b) Colonel Stanley Benson Bolter.
(c) General Scott Brian Buckner.
(d) Admiral Samuel Benjamin Brinter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is covering nearly every surface while Sledge works as a stretcher bearer?

2. After defeating Shuri, which direction did Sledge's company head?

3. How do the veteran men feel about their commanding officer on Okinawa?

4. What is different about the clay in Okinawa from the clay in Peleliu?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news does Sledge get from home when he finally gets mail from home in Okinawa?

2. What do Sledge and the men in his platoon urge Mac to do before they head into battle on Okinawa?

3. How does Sledge feel as the barrage of Japanese fire continues after he rescues Caswell?

4. What does Shadow reprimand one of Sledge's friends for doing while fighting on Okinawa?

5. What does Sledge credit his survival in combat to?

6. Why does Sledge feel so fortunate in his placement in Okinawa when he first arrives there?

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

8. Why are so many marines unable to continue fighting during the rainstorms on Okinawa?

9. What do Sledge and some of his comrades watch a Japanese woman do while they are on Okinawa?

10. How does Sledge feel about his duty to police Okinawa after the area has been secured?

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