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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. The men of Easy Company traveled to where, which was eighty miles west of London, in September, 1943?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Aldbourne.

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

3. What caused the planes' V-formation to break off during the flight in on D-Day?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Cloud banks.
(c) Flocks of birds.
(d) Hail storms.

4. Easy Company was involved with a mission to take what beach on D-Day?
(a) Utah Beach.
(b) Oregon Beach.
(c) Idaho Beach.
(d) California Beach.

5. The Island in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" was surrounded by what?
(a) Diseased seabirds.
(b) Seals.
(c) Jagged rocks.
(d) Enbankments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Sobel was transferred to head a new what in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

2. What plane did the men of Easy Company first jump from in parachute training?

3. What was the rally point for American forces coming from both Utah Beach and Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion?

4. What was Winters promoted to in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

5. What refers to the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples of brotherhood are seen in the battle at Carentan in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

2. What took place during the actual drop of Easy Company in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"? Whose plane was hit?

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

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

5. What acknowledgments did Winters receive for his achievements in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

6. What were the exercises of Easy Company like in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

7. 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?

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

9. Where did Easy Company undergo parachute training? What was training like?

10. What happened to Winters during the D-Day landing? Who did he find after landing in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

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