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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. In Chapter 85, how many weeks ago had Churchill sent a warning to Stalin regarding German invasion plans?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. When did Eric Duncannon propose to Mary Churchill?
(a) May 5.
(b) May 3.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 2.

3. When did the family gather at Chequers to celebrate Churchill's 66th birthday?
(a) November 29.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 2.
(d) December 1.

4. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?
(a) 52 pounds.
(b) 43 pounds.
(c) 71 pounds.
(d) 65 pounds.

5. What was the number of the bill introduced in Congress that later became the Lend-Lease Act?
(a) H.R. 1776.
(b) H.R. 1809.
(c) H.R. 1611.
(d) H.R. 1564.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time that Louis Greig offered to set Colville up with a medical interview in the process to enlist in the RAF, what was the life expectancy of a new member of a bomber crew?

2. On April 24 and 25, how many British troops fled Greece?

3. In an attack on Manheim by the RAF, how many people were killed?

4. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?

5. How many weeks was Hopkins' visit to England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

2. Why did Goring summon Galland and Werner Molders to his hunting lodge in East Prussia?

3. To whom did Mary Churchill become engaged in May, and how did her mother feel about the engagement?

4. Why was Hopkins accompanied by a British security agent as he flew back to the United States?

5. In Chapter 91, why were German pilots growing distrustful of their navigational beams?

6. What happened to the Cafe de Paris on March 8?

7. What was Churchill's special train like?

8. Regarding the September 7 raid, what did Beaverbrook want David Farrer to do?

9. How did the Churchill manage to live well in spite of the rationing rules?

10. How much time did Carnac Rivett, Pamela's doctor, start spending at Chequers in September?

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