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1. Students should spend 20-30 minutes in a group review in preparation for the quiz over chapters 9, 10 and 11 (there are 30 questions). Study guides should be utilized and individual companies or the battalion as a whole should discuss each question and the answer. 2. Students should take the on-line quiz over chapters 9, 10 and 11. Password is “fireengine”. 3. Study guides for Chapters 9, 10 and 11 as well as 12 and 13 must be completed. They will both be collected on Friday May 2nd. 4. If study guides are completed, students should read and answer the Review Questions for Chapter 12 on page 203 and Chapter 13 on page 218 of their textbook. These assignments will be collected. 5. If time allows, students may begin to …show more content…

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