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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 shoot at to pass the time while waiting for the enemy to arrive at Okinawa?
(a) A dead prisoner.
(b) A haystack.
(c) A decaying animal jawbone.
(d) A map of the United States.

2. What did Sledge do after returning home from the war?
(a) Became a trainer at boot-camp.
(b) Bought a small farm for his mother.
(c) Left the military.
(d) Re-enlisted as an officer.

3. What is the name of the major Japanese fortification that Sledge and his troop have to break through in order to gain victory?
(a) The Shore Line.
(b) The Shuri Line.
(c) The Beast Line.
(d) The Rock Line.

4. What does Sledge do with his socks when he finally removes his boots for the first time in two weeks?
(a) Keeps them as souveniers.
(b) Buries them.
(c) Throws them away.
(d) Puts them in Snafu's pack as a prank.

5. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?
(a) Mac.
(b) The Japanese Emoprer.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Okinawan woman in the hut want Sledge to do for her?

2. Who was the highest-ranking American officer killed during World War II?

3. What is wrong with the Okinawan woman in the hut that Sledge finds?

4. Why does Sledge scavenge Japanese rations?

5. Why don't Sledge and Shelton fire on the infiltrators they see heading for the command post?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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