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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 does Sledge fear most in battle?

2. What do Sledge and his company pass through a lot of as they head to the combat lines in Okinawa?

3. What do the officers do to the enlisted men after Okinawa is declared secure?

4. What does Mac do when he is about to go into combat on Okinawa?

5. Why does Sledge scavenge Japanese rations?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sledge describe the 320mm spigot-mortar?

2. Why are the weapons rusting so badly while on Okinawa?

3. What happened to Shelton when he killed an infiltrator in Peleliu?

4. Why does Sledge feel so fortunate in his placement in Okinawa when he first arrives there?

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

6. What is Mac's response to the urging of his platoon before the fighting begins on Okinawa?

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

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

9. What did Sledge do for the woman in the abandoned hut instead of what she wanted him to do?

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 has many different leaders with different leadership styles. Who were some of his most influential leaders and how did those leaders effect Sledge's experience in the war?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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