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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 the name of the ridge on Peleliu that was under almost constant barrage of artillery?

2. What chore at camp does Sledge hate the most?

3. What is so impressive to Sledge about Haldane?

4. What was Caswell's nick-name?

5. What happens by mistake on Peleliu that causes Sledge to hate the waste and cruelty of war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sledge feel after he is pinned down by friendly fire during the counterattack at Peleliu?

6. What does Sledge do on Christmas Eve while in boot camp?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How did Sledge change throughout the story? What were his thoughts at the beginning as compared to the end? What specific experiences during the war had profound impacts on him? Did he change for the better? Why or why not?

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