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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Parachute.
(b) Officer.
(c) Explosives.
(d) Rifle.

2. In what state was the camp located where the Easy Company moved in March, 1943?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

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

4. Easy Company relieved troops near what area that was being held by an entire division in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Veghel.
(b) Uden.
(c) Paris.
(d) Zetten.

5. Who ran down the road and six men followed, but the remainder stayed in the ditch during the attack on Carentan?
(a) Lieutenant Sterling W. Horner.
(b) Lieutenant Welsh.
(c) Lieutenant JB Stokes.
(d) Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Winters promoted to at the end of Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

2. 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"?

3. What did Lieutenant Winters and ten other men receive at the end of Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

4. The Island in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" was surrounded by what?

5. Who was the 2nd Lieutenant of the Easy Company in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

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