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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Marines taught about "fighting dirty"?

2. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?

3. What do the men kill with gusto while they are stationed away from the combat zones?

4. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?

5. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Japanese soldiers do at night while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?

2. What is different about Sledge's fear before he lands at the beach of Okinawa from when he landed at Peleliu?

3. What does Sledge notice about the veterans around him before they make the assault on Peleliu?

4. What happens to Sledge right before they make the assault on Peleliu?

5. What does Sledge do as he and Shelton have to cross a highly unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?

6. What does Caswell ask Sledge to not do even though many other soldiers are doing it?

7. How does Sledge feel about his infantry training after boot camp?

8. Why is Sledge so nervous when he ships out from Guadalcanal?

9. How does Sledge describe the smell of the camp in Peleliu?

10. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sledge chose some very descriptive titles for each of his chapters. Choose 3 of the chapter titles and discuss why he named the chapter that way. What did it add to the text? Why do you think he chose that title?

Essay Topic 2

Haney is introduced as an incredibly eccentric individual. Write a detailed description of this man. Why do you think he is so different from most of the other men? How did his presence effect the other characters in the book? Why do you think Sledge included this person in his memoirs?

Essay Topic 3

While in Japan, Sledge experiences a few different extremes in the weather. What were these extremes? How did they affect Sledge's life? Were they a good force in his life? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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