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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. When was Easy Company ordered to defend Bastogne?
(a) April, 1944.
(b) October, 1943.
(c) December, 1944.
(d) November, 1944.

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

3. The operation of eliminating the German battery contributed to the success of the beach invasion, as the location looked directly down upon what in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Alaska Beach.
(b) Utah Beach.
(c) Montana Beach.
(d) Arizona Beach.

4. What did many of the soldiers do while on leave to relieve stress?
(a) Drank.
(b) Slept.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cried.

5. Where did Easy Company go to rest in France after leaving Holland in November, 1944?
(a) Camp Mullien.
(b) Camp Mourmelon.
(c) Camp Mulberry.
(d) Camp Marmot.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?

4. Bastogne is a town in what country?

5. Who was demoted from regimental to battalion staff due to his excessive drinking in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?

(see the answer key)

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