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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 the men use to keep the mortars and ammunition above the water?
(a) Palm frongs.
(b) Tree branches.
(c) Helmets.
(d) Packing crates.

2. What is Sledge and his company ordered to do after Okinawa is declared "secure"?
(a) Write about their experiences.
(b) Head home for more training.
(c) Attend therapy for post trauma disorders.
(d) Bury the dead and salvage weapons.

3. Where is Sledge's unit located during the fighting in chapter 12?
(a) Broken Neck Hollow.
(b) Bloody Nose Ridge.
(c) Half Moon Hill.
(d) Heart Break Hill.

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

5. What have the American armored vehicles been equipped with for psychological warfare reasons?
(a) Flamethrowers.
(b) Firehoses.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Flashing lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sledge witness before he heads out to battle at the beginning of chapter 12?

2. What does Sledge's commanding officer on Okinawa use to pretend that he is under attack?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why are the weapons rusting so badly while on Okinawa?

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

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

7. What is different about the soil in Peleliu and Okinawa?

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

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

10. Why were two marines fighting over a silly range card, when most cards got thrown away?

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