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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the superstition that many Marines have about the third campaign?
(a) The third time will drive you insane.
(b) You will never retire from the military after three combat campaigns.
(c) You are so experienced by the third campaign that you are unstoppable.
(d) No one survives three campaigns of combat.

2. What day did the war come to an end?
(a) April 25th.
(b) August 15th.
(c) April 15th.
(d) August 25th.

3. Where is Sledge transferred after the war is ended?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) China.
(d) Korea.

4. What do the Japanese use for their counterattack after the third US attack in Okinawa?
(a) Kamikaze planes.
(b) 60mm Mortars.
(c) Banzai attack units.
(d) Amphibious vehicles.

5. How does Sledge get away from the Japanese sniper that stopped him on the way back to his camp?
(a) He waits for the sniper to fall asleep.
(b) He shoots the sniper.
(c) His NCO sends a patrol to help him.
(d) He and the sniper walk away on a silent agreement.

6. Why don't Sledge and Shelton fire on the infiltrators they see heading for the command post?
(a) They are too far out of range.
(b) They might be marines in disguise.
(c) There are intervening friendly troops.
(d) The infiltrators might fire back.

7. What was the Japanese prisoner wearing who tried to block the way as Sledge's company headed away from Shuri?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A marine uniform.
(c) A loincloth.
(d) Heavy armor.

8. Why do Sledge and the other men in his company feel so lucky in their placement on Okinawa?
(a) They are able to kill Japanese with very little enemy fire.
(b) They are well armed for combat.
(c) They are learning Japanese culture.
(d) It is very quiet.

9. What does Mac do when he is about to go into combat on Okinawa?
(a) He digs a giant trench and hides.
(b) He goes insane.
(c) He screams out threats and profanities all day long.
(d) He purposely wounds himself so that he can get sent away.

10. What is the one word that Sledge uses to describe Shadow?
(a) Loud.
(b) Sloppy.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Brave.

11. What does Mac want to arm himself with as he charges the Japanese line at Okinawa?
(a) A sniper rifle.
(b) A knife and a pistol.
(c) A 60mm mortar.
(d) A grenade.

12. What is the giant spatula used for at the bunkers of Okinawa?
(a) Preparing the meals for all the men.
(b) Lifting mortars out of the mud.
(c) Performing autopsies on Japanese casualties.
(d) Scraping corpses out of the fox holes.

13. How did Kathy get his nickname?
(a) He had an affair with a chorus girl.
(b) His last name is Kathleen.
(c) His wife's name is Kathy and he constantly talks about her.
(d) He is very feminine.

14. What is wrong with the Okinawan woman in the hut that Sledge finds?
(a) She has a gangrenous wound.
(b) All of the men in her life have been killed.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) She is crazy.

15. What is the name of Sledge's platoon at Okinawa?
(a) K/4/6.
(b) K/1/7.
(c) K/1/2.
(d) K/3/5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the highest-ranking American officer killed during World War II?

2. What does Mac shout when he approaches holed up enemies after battles?

3. What do the men have to do while in the foxholes and trenches when the ground gets over-saturated with rain?

4. What is Sledge's duty on the 50th day of combat at Okinawa?

5. What surprising news does Sledge hear about the man he administered first aid to a few weeks after the matter?

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