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

2. What famous personality performs a show for Sledge's company?

3. What is Sledge trained in when he is off duty?

4. How many men of the original 235 from Sledge's company left Peleliu unhurt?

5. What does Sledge do at every stop along the way as they advance along the airfield on Peleliu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sledge so excited to join combat?

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

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

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

5. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?

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

7. How does Sledge feel about life on Pavuvu?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Sledge feel about his training? Was he grateful for it? Why or why not?

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

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?

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