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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 Mac do when he is about to go into combat on Okinawa?
2. Why are two Marines fighting over a range card from the ammunition package?
3. About how many American soldiers became casualties to secure Japan?
4. What does Sledge witness before he heads out to battle at the beginning of chapter 12?
5. What is different about the clay in Okinawa from the clay in Peleliu?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Sledge and some of his comrades watch a Japanese woman do while they are on Okinawa?
2. How do Sledge and his platoon feel about Shadow?
3. Why are Sledge and the other men forced to do a manual re-supply when it begins to rain on Okinawa?
4. Why are Sledge and his platoon not deeply affected by Franklin Roosevelt's death?
5. How does Sledge describe the 320mm spigot-mortar?
6. What did Sledge do for the woman in the abandoned hut instead of what she wanted him to do?
7. What bad news does Sledge get from home when he finally gets mail from home in Okinawa?
8. Why is chapter 9 entitled "Stay of execution"?
9. Why were two marines fighting over a silly range card, when most cards got thrown away?
10. How does Sledge feel about his duty to police Okinawa after the area has been secured?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Caswell is someone who Sledge really respects. What are some of the experiences that Sledge has with Caswell that builds this respect? How does this example affect Sledge?
Essay Topic 2
Mark experiences moments of intense fear before he is to join the siege on the beaches at Peleliu and Okinawa. What are the differences in the fear he feels at these two instances? How does Sledge deal with the fear he feels?
Essay Topic 3
Sledge made a very good friend in Shelton. How did this friendship affect Sledge during his time in the combat zone? Was he a better soldier because of it? Why or why not?
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