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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 Lieutenant Stanley collapse from after the fighting at Okinawa?
2. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?
3. What is the name of the major Japanese fortification that Sledge and his troop have to break through in order to gain victory?
4. What does Sledge get from having continuously wet feet?
5. What do the Japanese use for their counterattack after the third US attack in Okinawa?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sledge feel as the barrage of Japanese fire continues after he rescues Caswell?
2. How do the officers treat the enlisted men after Okinawa is declared "secure"?
3. What is the condition of Sledge's feet when he takes his socks off after two weeks of not ever taking them off?
4. Why were two marines fighting over a silly range card, when most cards got thrown away?
5. How do Sledge and his platoon feel about Shadow?
6. What is so significant about the death of General Buckner?
7. Why are Sledge and the other men forced to do a manual re-supply when it begins to rain on Okinawa?
8. What happened to Shelton when he killed an infiltrator in Peleliu?
9. Why are Sledge and his platoon not deeply affected by Franklin Roosevelt's death?
10. How do Sledge and his platoon take the news of Nease's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
How does Sledge ensure that he will be able to join a combat unit before the fighting ends? How does he feel about this decision at the beginning of the book? Do you think his opinion of this changed throughout the book? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
How did Sledge feel about his training? Was he grateful for it? Why or why not?
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