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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?
(a) A glazed ham.
(b) The Bronze Triangle.
(c) The Purple Heart.
(d) The Silver Star.

2. What were the men served a large meal of before being ordered to run up Mount Currahee in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Steak and potatoes.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Cheeseburgers.

3. The men who completed five successful jumps in parachute training received a certificate and what to denote them certified parachutists?
(a) Bronze wings.
(b) Silver wings.
(c) Gold stars.
(d) Ruby watches.

4. What was the name of the Army-planned a practice operation on a stretch of English coastline in preparation for D-Day?
(a) Operation Osprey.
(b) Operation Lynx.
(c) The Jaguar strike.
(d) Exercise Tiger.

5. Captain Sobel was transferred to head a new what in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Grammar school.
(b) Marksmanship school.
(c) Parachute school.
(d) Diving school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944," the troops landed amidst confusion and were scattered over an area how large?

2. What plane did the men of Easy Company first jump from in parachute training?

3. Who led the final assault on the third and final German gun in the battery in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

4. Where did Easy Company board a train for in May, 1943?

5. What tanks arrived at Easy Company's location after the successful invasion on D-Day?

(see the answer key)

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