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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, End of the Agony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sledge note that most accounts of war leave out of the record?
(a) The effects of extreme sleep deprivation.
(b) The emotional toll of losing comrades in arms.
(c) The taxing struggle of manual re-supply.
(d) The mental strain of having to take another man's life.

2. What is Sledge's duty on the 50th day of combat at Okinawa?
(a) Stretcher bearer.
(b) Statistics recorder.
(c) Trench digger.
(d) Medical assistant.

3. How old was Sledge when he died?
(a) 65.
(b) 81.
(c) 29.
(d) 70.

4. What is a Ka Bar?
(a) Parachute.
(b) Large knife.
(c) Bayonet.
(d) Helmet.

5. What do the officers do to the enlisted men after Okinawa is declared secure?
(a) Thank them for their hard work.
(b) Distance themselves and act smug.
(c) Discipline them for their lack of respect.
(d) Try to get some of the promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. After defeating Shuri, which direction did Sledge's company head?

2. What was the date of the atomic detonation at Hiroshima?

3. How do Sledge's commanding officers expect the Japanese to fight at Peleliu?

4. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?

5. How many marines have been sent to Peleliu?

(see the answer key)

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