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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 military set up a ring of defense around the city of Bastogne and Easy Company's position was in a woody area across from what?
(a) A field.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A river.

2. With the Bastogne siege over, the men of Easy Company prepared to attack and take what nearby village?
(a) Foy.
(b) Joy.
(c) Lay.
(d) Pow.

3. Who was assigned 2nd Battalion C.O. Captain in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(b) Captain Speirs.
(c) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(d) Major Winters.

4. What did the German people in the surrounding rural areas do when they saw the American soldiers in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?
(a) Hid in their homes.
(b) Cursed at them.
(c) Shot at them.
(d) Cheered the end of the war.

5. Who did Winters order to take command of Easy Company after Dike stopped the line of advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?
(a) 1st Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs.
(b) Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton.
(c) Lieutenant Buck Compton.
(d) Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The goal of the German offensive in the Battle of Bastogne was the harbor located where?

2. Who killed an insubordinate American soldier in Normandy, causing some disagreement about him among the troops?

3. Bastogne is located along what mountain range?

4. Who gathered information about a possible Nazi slave labor camp leader hiding in the mountains in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?

5. Where was Easy Company trucked to through snow in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the defense of Hagenau like in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?

2. What was Berchtesgaden like? What did Easy Company find there? What was their objective?

3. What did the men do at Camp Mourmelon in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?

4. How did Winters prove his loyalty to the men of Easy Company in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?

5. After the success at Bastogne, where was Easy Company ordered in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

6. Who participated in the attack at Noville? Where was Easy Company ordered next?

7. What did the Easy Company men find in Austria in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?

8. What did the men of Easy Company do in their leisure time in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"? What did they discover in this chapter?

9. What was the experience like at Rachamps in Chapter Thirteen, "Attack: Noville: January 14-17, 1945"?

10. Where was Easy Company ordered in mid-December, 1944? What did they find there?

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