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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the 2nd Lieutenant of the Easy Company in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) George Lavenson.
(b) Robert Rousch.
(c) John E. Pisancin.
(d) Dick Winters.

2. The objective of Market-Garden was to take control of what?
(a) Roads and bridges.
(b) Airports and bus stations.
(c) Peaks and valleys.
(d) Runways and towers.

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

4. What plane did the men of Easy Company first jump from in parachute training?
(a) C-47.
(b) B-13.
(c) B-52.
(d) M-71.

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) Wolf den.
(c) Rat nest.
(d) Foxhole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?

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. Who worried that his injuries would cause permanent damage in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?

4. When Winters was promoted in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" it had been how long since his previous promotion?

5. The Easy Company entrenched itself, in what style, on an area nicknamed the Island in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the objective in Operation Market-Garden? How did the mission begin?

2. Describe the problems which took place in Easy Company's jump on D-Day. How did the leg bags work? Where did the troops land?

3. What was the ultimate failure in Market-Garden? How did the men perform?

4. How was the morale of the Easy Company n the end of Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"? What held them together?

5. What was the self esteem of Easy Company members like after completing parachute training? How did they interact with other soldiers?

6. What practice mission did the mission Easy Company undertake in preparation for D-Day? What backfired?

7. Discuss the morale of Easy Company in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943." What did the men think of parachute training?

8. What happened once Easy Company had reached Neunen in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?

9. How did the attitude of the men of Easy Company change in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

10. Who assisted Winters in taking out three German guns in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

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