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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 is different from Bailey and the other officers at Sledge's non-combat location?
2. What is surprising about the Japanese counter attack on Peleliu?
3. What is the expected mortality rate on the beaches at Okinawa?
4. What was the name of Sledge's older brother?
5. How old was Sledge when he died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sledge do on Christmas Eve while in boot camp?
2. How does Sledge's platoon react to the death of Haldane?
3. What does Sledge do as he and Shelton have to cross a highly unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?
4. What do the Japanese soldiers do at night while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?
5. What do the new marines in infantry training do when they meet some real veterans of war?
6. What does Caswell ask Sledge to not do even though many other soldiers are doing it?
7. What does Sledge notice about the veterans around him before they make the assault on Peleliu?
8. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?
9. What is Doherty's main focus while training Sledge and his classmates in boot camp?
10. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe what happened when Sledge met the Okinawa woman in the hut. Why did Sledge not give her what she wanted? How did he try to help her? What happened? How did this outcome affect Sledge? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.
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
Sledge comments on a few things about war that most history books do not mention. What are some of these things? How did they each affect the soldiers serving in the war?
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