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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. What was the company's opinion of Captain Haldane?

2. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?

3. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?

4. Where is Peleliu?

5. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Doherty's main focus while training Sledge and his classmates in boot camp?

2. How does Sledge and his platoon finally defeat the group of Japanese soldiers who were hiding in the pillbox?

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

4. What does Sledge do as he and Shelton have to cross a highly unprotected air-strip on Peleliu?

5. Why is Sledge so happy about his appointment to the 60mm Mortar when he lands on Pavuvu?

6. Why is Sledge so nervous when he ships out from Guadalcanal?

7. How does Sledge feel about his infantry training after boot camp?

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

9. What happens to Caswell that causes Sledge to regard him with respect?

10. How does Sledge feel about life on Pavuvu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Haney is introduced as an incredibly eccentric individual. Write a detailed description of this man. Why do you think he is so different from most of the other men? How did his presence effect the other characters in the book? Why do you think Sledge included this person in his memoirs?

Essay Topic 2

Sledge talks at length about the mental repercussions of his combat experiences. What are some of these? Where did they come from? How do you think these things will affect Sledge after the war is over?

Essay Topic 3

Sledge comments on a few things about war that most history books do not mention. What are some of these things? How did they each affect the soldiers serving in the war?

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