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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Breakthrough.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the ship that transported Sledge to combat?
(a) SLT 166.
(b) LTS 771.
(c) TSL 161.
(d) LST 661.

2. What month does Sledge reach his destination for his off-combat time?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

3. What does Sledge fear most in battle?
(a) The loss of comrades.
(b) Maiming and pain.
(c) Going insane.
(d) Death.

4. What is Sledge recognized as after his graduation from boot camp?
(a) An officer.
(b) An instructor.
(c) A marine.
(d) A legal voter.

5. Who dies in mid-April that causes little concern to the troops at Okinawa?
(a) The Japanese Emoprer.
(b) Mac.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sledge when he died?

2. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?

3. What does Sledge see a man doing to a dead Japanese machine gunner after taking the pillbox?

4. What do the Japanese do at night while Sledge is on Peleliu?

5. What month was Sledge transported to combat?

(see the answer key)

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