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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. How many American soldiers died on Iwo Jima by March 3, 1945?

2. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?

3. Where were Harlon and Franklin buried?

4. What did the Marines use in conjunction with grenades to destroy Japanese underground structures?

5. What did the AP editor say when he chose Rosenthal's picture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did President Truman do during the war bond drive?

2. What did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization announce during the war bond drive?

3. What did the Easy Company do under the charge of Captain Severance?

4. What did Harlon Block's letter home a few days after the raising of the flag say?

5. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

6. What did Rene reveal to the army after being identified as a flag raiser, and who threatened him?

7. What was the biggest myth created by the flag raising photo?

8. What did March 25, 1945 mark?

9. After he died, what did Jack's children learn about his emotional state following the war?

10. What could the Marines sometimes hear during battle on Iwo Jima?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the Battle of Tawara.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how James Bradley uses characterization to demonstrate the tension between boyhood and manhood.

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