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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942" the author writes that never before had troops endured basic training at the same time as what training?
(a) Explosives.
(b) Parachute.
(c) Officer.
(d) Rifle.

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

3. In Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944," the troops landed amidst confusion and were scattered over an area how large?
(a) 20 kilometers.
(b) 24 city blocks.
(c) 275 acres.
(d) 1 square mile.

4. What were the men served a large meal of before being ordered to run up Mount Currahee in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Cheeseburgers.
(d) Steak and potatoes.

5. In the battle at Carentan, supporting troops from Fox Company and what company fell back from the front lines?
(a) Turtle Company.
(b) Cat Company.
(c) Walrus Company.
(d) Dog Company.

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

7. What did Winters lose when he landed in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His leg bag.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His gun.

8. Where did the ship with Easy Company arrive in September, 1943?
(a) Newcastle, England.
(b) Liverpool, England.
(c) Blackpool, England.
(d) Bristol, England.

9. What were the troops given for the first time when they flew out for D-Day in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Handguns.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Airsickness pills.
(d) Live ammunitiom.

10. Who verbally reprimanded the company for considering mutiny in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Colonel Sink.
(b) Major General Taylor.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Strayer.
(d) Major Horton.

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

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

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

14. In Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944," American troops marched south, to a village called what?
(a) Stoll.
(b) Son.
(c) Sorin.
(d) Style.

15. How many German troops did Winters' group encounter sitting to rest in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) 80.
(b) 12.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Less than 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company had a brief reprieve from fighting with a full night of rest before being sent to defend Carentan from what direction?

2. What did Winters bring to training maneuvers against military regulation in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?

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"?

4. Who spied the vast number of ships and boats in the invading fleet and became awestruck in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

5. What was Winters promoted to at the end of Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?

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