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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Winters lose when he landed in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) His gun.
(b) His leg bag.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His backpack.

2. Growing dissatisfaction with Sobel's lack of tactical skill made some officers consider approaching who about the problem in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(b) Major Clarence Hester.
(c) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(d) Colonel Sink.

3. In Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944," American troops marched south, to a village called what?
(a) Sorin.
(b) Stoll.
(c) Son.
(d) Style.

4. When did Easy Company's regiment move to the Alabama side of the Fort in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?
(a) December, 1942.
(b) October, 1942.
(c) January, 1943.
(d) August, 1942.

5. 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) Robert L. Strayer
(b) Clarence Hester.
(c) Oliver M. Horton.
(d) Dick Winters.

6. Who replaced Sobel as C.O. of Easy Company in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Thomas Meehan.
(b) First Lieutenant Frederick Theodore Heyliger.
(c) First Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.
(d) First Lieutenant Norman Staunton Dike, Jr.

7. Easy Company was assigned to a risky and vital operation where in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Poland.

8. Captain Sobel was transferred to head a new what in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Marksmanship school.
(b) Diving school.
(c) Parachute school.
(d) Grammar school.

9. 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.

10. Winters' group joined forces with how many men after their landing in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) 168.
(b) 72.
(c) 80.
(d) 44.

11. Who worried that his injuries would cause permanent damage in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Carwood Lipton.
(b) Edward J. Tipper.
(c) George Lavenson.
(d) John E. Pisancin.

12. 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) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(b) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(c) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(d) Major Oliver M. Horton.

13. How many British tanks supported Easy Company on their advance through Veghel in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) 0.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. In Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944," commanding officers ordered the battalion to eliminate the German troops that located where?
(a) Northeast of Veghel.
(b) Southwest of Veghel.
(c) North of Veghel.
(d) South of Veghel.

15. 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) Arizona Beach.
(b) Alaska Beach.
(c) Utah Beach.
(d) Montana Beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. German tanks eradicated Easy Company's supporting what in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?

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. Who was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the first few weeks of basic training in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

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

5. 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"?

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