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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Easy Company complete basic training?
(a) January, 1943.
(b) November, 1942.
(c) October, 1942.
(d) March, 1943.

2. Who became the victim of several training exercise pranks that made him appear incompetent in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?
(a) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(b) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(d) Captain Herbert Sobel.

3. What were the men of Easy Company initially greeted with in London in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Free beer and meals.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Whiskey.

4. What did the Americans secure with the assistance of tanks in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Sherwood Estates.
(b) Germany.
(c) Brecourt Manor.
(d) The Royal Palace.

5. What refers to a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area?
(a) Bear den.
(b) Foxhole.
(c) Wolf den.
(d) Rat nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the battle at Carentan, supporting troops from Fox Company and what company fell back from the front lines?

2. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company had a brief reprieve from fighting with a full night of rest before being sent to defend Carentan from what direction?

3. What soldier was sent home when the military realized that all three of his brothers were killed in action in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

4. Who in the narrative stands out as the protagonist?

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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