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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the narrative stands out as the foil to the protagonist?
(a) Salve H. Matheson.
(b) Herbert Sobel.
(c) Dick Winters.
(d) Henry Jones.

2. Where did Easy Company board a train for in May, 1943?
(a) Sturgis, Kentucky.
(b) Athens, Georgia.
(c) Springfield, Missouri.
(d) Springfield, Illinois.

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"?
(a) Robert Burr Smith.
(b) Walter L. Hendrix.
(c) Fritz Niland.
(d) Earl Ervin McClung.

4. Who was the Easy Company's commanding officer in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(b) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(c) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(d) Captain Herbert Sobel.

5. The Germans relied more on its counterattack rather than its what, as advised to the troops in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Ground defences.
(b) Air offenses.
(c) Air defenses.
(d) Coastal defenses.

6. What were the men treated to before shipping out on July 4, 1944?
(a) Letters from home.
(b) An exceptional meal.
(c) Beer.
(d) Showgirls.

7. What term means to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms?
(a) Capitulate.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Wave the flag.
(d) Give-up.

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

9. One of the incompetent officers who attempted to take command of Easy Company was suspected of doing what so he could be evacuated in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Shooting his hand.
(b) Slapping a fellow officer.
(c) Cutting off his toe.
(d) Stabbing his eye.

10. After some time in London in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944," men such as Gordon and who returned to Easy Company?
(a) Lieutenant Brewer.
(b) Corporal McClung.
(c) Sergeant Talbert.
(d) Lieutenant Peacock.

11. Where did Easy Company's regiment move in March, 1943?
(a) Camp Mackall.
(b) Camp Pendleton.
(c) Camp Lucas.
(d) Camp Tenaya.

12. The platoon of how many men pushed back two companies of Germans in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 75.
(d) 112.

13. What ultimatum did the company officers give Major Strayer in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Alrbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) They would quit if Horton wasn't replaced.
(b) They would quit if Winters wasn't replaced.
(c) They would quit if Hester wasn't replaced.
(d) They would quit if Sobel wasn't replaced.

14. 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"?
(a) Clarence Hester.
(b) Robert L. Strayer
(c) Oliver M. Horton.
(d) Dick Winters.

15. German tanks eradicated Easy Company's supporting what in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) American planes.
(b) British tanks.
(c) American tanks.
(d) Canadian horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men of Easy Company were rewarded after D-Day in England with new gear, pay and what?

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

3. What were the troops given for the first time when they flew out for D-Day in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

4. What was the rally point to which Winters' men headed in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

5. Who did Winters quickly find after landing in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

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