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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 feature of warfare does Sledge comment on that is often overlooked in official accounts?

2. What did the new Marines do to the veterans?

3. What causes Sledge momentary mental confusion as he is fighting outside of the pillbox?

4. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?

5. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?

3. What is Doherty's main focus while training Sledge and his classmates in boot camp?

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

5. What is Sledge trained for when he reaches Guadalcanal?

6. Why does Sledge's boot camp instructor make his team march on the sand?

7. How does Sledge and his platoon finally defeat the group of Japanese soldiers who were hiding in the pillbox?

8. What do the men in Sledge's platoon have to receive before heading to Okinawa?

9. How does Sledge feel about life on Pavuvu?

10. Why did Sledge fail his class at the Officers Training Program?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Shadow was a man who was very disliked, and yet he was placed in a leadership position. Why did the men dislike him? How did this affect his leadership? Was he a good leader? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

What are Sledge and his unit called to do after they so bravely secured the island? How did Sledge feel about this? Why? Do you think he was validated in feeling this way? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.

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