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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Japan trying to do in Pearl Harbor?
(a) Clear the way to invade the U.S.
(b) Test their fleet.
(c) Fire a warning shot.
(d) Get the U.S into the war.

2. When did John and his parents move from Texas to Appleton, WI?
(a) During the Great Depression.
(b) At the start of the War.
(c) During WWI.
(d) In 1912.

3. Who did Bradley send the letter talking about the raising of the flag to?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His parents.
(c) His future wife.
(d) His sister.

4. Who came to confer with Generals of the 5th Marine Division while it was training?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Admiral Nimitz.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

5. How many Japanese were able to flee Guadalcanal?
(a) 34,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 23,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many marines landed on Iwo Jima by noon on D-Day?

2. When were the men of the 5th Marine Division told about their destination?

3. How many brothers does James Bradley have according to "Chapter One: Sacred Ground"?

4. What military man went to Iwo Jima with James Bradley?

5. Who did the Japanese fight to death for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Harlon's mother have a hard time forgiving?

2. What did Bradley and his brothers find after their father died?

3. How was Mike Strank known according to "Chapter 4: Call of Duty"?

4. What was General Kuribayashi determined to cause during the Iwo Jima battle?

5. What happened to Lucas on the second day in Iwo Jima?

6. What was ironic about Company E according to "Chapter Five: Forging the Spearhead"?

7. Where did James Bradley, the author, travel and why according to "Chapter One: Sacred Ground"?

8. What did the boys know about the meaning of Iwo Jima?

9. What did the volcanic ash create according to "Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8"?

10. What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

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