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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. How is Haldane killed?
(a) He was killed by a Japanese sniper.
(b) He died protecting a young Marine's life.
(c) He was killed by friendly fire.
(d) He was shot down while reconnoitering terrain features.

2. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?
(a) A moderate length of intense battle.
(b) A long and drawn out battle.
(c) Intense fighting for a moment followed by a long string of lower intensity assaults.
(d) A rapid victory.

3. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?
(a) He is sickened.
(b) He finds mercy in his heart.
(c) He feels hatred.
(d) He is numb to any emotion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Stanley's nick-name?

2. What does Bailey do to get Sledge's respect during time away from combat?

3. What does Sledge say in his interview to be an officer?

4. What was the name of Sledge's older brother?

5. What are Sledge and his company trained in while at the first destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sledge describe the smell of the camp in Peleliu?

2. What do the Japanese soldiers do at night while Sledge is stationed in Peleliu?

3. Why was the President Polk such an uncomfortable ship?

4. What does Sledge do on Christmas Eve while in boot camp?

5. Why is Sledge so excited to join combat?

6. Why does Sledge's boot camp instructor make his team march on the sand?

7. What are the non-commissioned officers like at Camp Elliot?

8. How does Sledge feel about life on Pavuvu?

9. How many of the men in Sledges class failed the Officers Training Program?

10. How does Sledge feel after he is pinned down by friendly fire during the counterattack at Peleliu?

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