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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. The plane carrying who was hit with bullets and exploded during its landing attempt in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) First Lieutenant Frederick Theodore Heyliger.
(b) C.O. Thomas Meehan.
(c) Captain Herbert M. Sobel.
(d) Captain Ronald C. Speirs.

2. What did the pilots do when coming under attack over the drop zone in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Banked left.
(b) Banked right.
(c) Sped up.
(d) Slowed down.

3. At the end of October, 1943, Sobel assigned Winters to what inspection duty?
(a) Aircraft.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Office.
(d) Latrine.

4. Who spied the vast number of ships and boats in the invading fleet and became awestruck in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Gordon Carson.
(b) Clancy Odel Lyall.
(c) William F. Kiehn.
(d) Leo D. Boyle.

5. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?
(a) Physical training.
(b) Parachute packing.
(c) Psychological training.
(d) Sleep deprivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of Easy Company's regiment completed the first jump in parachute training?

2. In Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942" the author writes that never before had troops endured basic training at the same time as what training?

3. What was the name of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 4th Brigade combat team of the 101st Airborne Division?

4. Who did the company officers consult with about their ultimatum in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944" who suggested they step down?

5. Who replaced Sobel as C.O. of Easy Company in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

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