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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Winters was promoted in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" it had been how long since his previous promotion?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 26 months.
(d) 10 weeks.

2. Where did the men of Easy Company return after being released from Carentan?
(a) Infantry.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) Aldbourne.
(d) Boot camp.

3. 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"?
(a) Civil War style.
(b) French-Indian war style.
(c) Mexican war style.
(d) WWI style.

4. Where did German tanks and patrol units surround Easy Company in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) Uden.
(b) Paris.
(c) Loren.
(d) Veghel.

5. When did the 101st Airborne division conduct practice jumps in preparation for D-Day?
(a) March, 1944.
(b) May, 1944.
(c) August, 1945.
(d) April, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. What marked the date that the 506th parachute infantry regiment officially joined the 101st Airborne Division?

2. After securing Carentan and a brief respite and tending to the wounded, the men prepared for what in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

3. What is the elevation of Mount Currahee?

4. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," after securing Ste. Marie-du-Mont, the military ordered Easy Company to lead the battalion through where?

5. The Island in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" was surrounded by what?

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