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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. After how long at the battle at Carentan were the men of Easy Company relieved from the front lines?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. The men who completed five successful jumps in parachute training received a certificate and what to denote them certified parachutists?
(a) Ruby watches.
(b) Gold stars.
(c) Bronze wings.
(d) Silver wings.

3. How many troops were killed, captured or wounded during Operation Market-Garden?
(a) 250.
(b) 2,750.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. What did Easy Company encounter and eradicate in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Enemy planes.
(b) Enemy maps.
(c) An enemy machine gun.
(d) An enemy tank.

5. What percentage of Easy Company's regiment completed the first jump in parachute training?
(a) 100.
(b) 98.
(c) 82.
(d) 94.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the camp located where the Easy Company moved in March, 1943?

2. In Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944," American troops marched south, to a village called what?

3. The men of Easy Company traveled to where, which was eighty miles west of London, in September, 1943?

4. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?

5. Where did Easy Company's regiment move in March, 1943?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Winters deal with the conflict with Sobel in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

2. How did the battle at Carentan affect Easy Company's morale?

3. 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?

4. What theme is prominent in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"? How is this exemplified in the men of Easy Company?

5. How did Market-Garden impact the morale of Easy Company?

6. 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?

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

8. What did the intelligence briefing indicate as the German weakness in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"? How did this affect planning?

9. Where was Easy Company ordered to lead a battalion in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"? What resistance did they meet?

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

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