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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 Shelton's nick-name?

2. How did Sledge get his position on the 60mm Mortar?

3. What was the name of Sledge's older brother?

4. How do Sledge's commanding officers expect the Japanese to fight at Peleliu?

5. Who replaces Haldane as the commanding officer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sledge's platoon react to the death of Haldane?

3. Why are there piles of corpses and feces lying around while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?

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

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

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

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

8. What is so annoying to Sledge and his platoon about Mac?

9. What do the new marines in infantry training do when they meet some real veterans of war?

10. How does Sledge feel about Haldane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about some of the reasons that the US decided to join the war efforts. Were these reasons worth fighting for? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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