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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Winters have for the first time after the invasion on D-Day?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A drink.
(c) A coca cola.
(d) A cigarette.

2. Who killed an insubordinate American soldier in Normandy, causing some disagreement about him among the troops?
(a) Major Winters.
(b) Major Oliver Horton.
(c) Captain Salve Matheson.
(d) Captain Speirs.

3. Who did Major Winters encounter on one occasion after his promotion and stopped to make him salute him in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) General Patton.
(b) Captain Speirs.
(c) Captain Sobel.
(d) Captain Nixon.

4. What were American soldiers on the front lines doing in Bastogne in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
(a) Running away.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Joking.
(d) Crying.

5. Easy Company and the 101st marched toward the fight and dug in to defend Bastogne with no artillery or what?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Air support.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Grenades.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Back in Mourmelon, the Easy Company showered for the first time in how long in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?

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

4. Who led the frontal assault while the machine gunners provided support on the German machine guns in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

5. When was Easy Company ordered to defend Bastogne?

(see the answer key)

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