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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 covering nearly every surface while Sledge works as a stretcher bearer?

2. What did Sledge do after returning home from the war?

3. What did Shelton have to do with the Japanese infiltrator he killed at Peleliu?

4. What does Sledge note that most accounts of war leave out of the record?

5. What do the Marines enjoy doing as they advance towards the Japanese ridges in Okinawa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Sledge and his platoon not deeply affected by Franklin Roosevelt's death?

2. What is different about the soil in Peleliu and Okinawa?

3. What did the Japanese woman in the abandoned hut want Sledge to do for her?

4. What does Shadow reprimand one of Sledge's friends for doing while fighting on Okinawa?

5. What do Sledge and the men in his platoon urge Mac to do before they head into battle on Okinawa?

6. Why were two marines fighting over a silly range card, when most cards got thrown away?

7. What is so significant about the death of General Buckner?

8. How do Sledge and his platoon take the news of Nease's death?

9. How does Sledge feel about his duty to police Okinawa after the area has been secured?

10. How do Sledge and his platoon feel about Shadow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sledge witnesses a lot of comrades in arms die while in combat. Who are some of these people? What are some of the methods Sledge uses to express his grief? Which one do you think was the most effective? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

There was a lot of superstition tied up in Nease's death. What was this superstition? How do you think this superstition affected Nease? How did this death effect the men in Sledge's unit? Why?

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