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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 does Mac do when he is about to go into combat on Okinawa?
(a) He goes insane.
(b) He screams out threats and profanities all day long.
(c) He purposely wounds himself so that he can get sent away.
(d) He digs a giant trench and hides.

2. What do Sledge and his company pass through a lot of as they head to the combat lines in Okinawa?
(a) Tent cities.
(b) Piles of casualties.
(c) Abandoned trenches.
(d) MASH units.

3. What was the date of the atomic detonation at Hiroshima?
(a) August 8th.
(b) April 8th.
(c) August 18th.
(d) April 18th.

4. How do the men in Sledge's until feel about Shadow's appearance?
(a) They are infuriated.
(b) They feel a tight bond.
(c) They find him warm and welcoming.
(d) They hold him in disdain.

5. What was Sledge doing when he was pinned down by a lone Japanese sniper?
(a) Receiving medical supplies.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Going to the restroom.
(d) Delivering a message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the giant spatula used for at the bunkers of Okinawa?

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

3. Why are so many marines at the front line on Okinawa not fighting after the first few months of battle?

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

5. How long does Sledge go in Okinawa without taking off his boots?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Sledge do for the woman in the abandoned hut instead of what she wanted him to do?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. Why is chapter 9 entitled "Stay of execution"?

9. What is Mac's response to the urging of his platoon before the fighting begins on Okinawa?

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

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