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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the number of the bill introduced in Congress that later became the Lend-Lease Act?

2. In May what equipment was Beaverbrook working to increase production like he had for aircraft?

3. During the first week of March, where was there a successful British raid?

4. During a raid on Hamburg on May 7, how many were killed?

5. How many days did Goring promise Werner Molders that he would detain Adolf Galland at his hunting lodge in East Prussia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Roosevelt discuss in his Fireside Chat on December 29?

2. Where did Churchill and others watch the air raid on March 19?

3. Who was William Averell Harriman?

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

5. What was Churchill's special train like?

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

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

8. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

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

10. Where was it decided that Mary Churchill would spend the winter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill wanted Roosevelt to give Britain old U.S. destroyers. Why did Churchill want Roosevelt to give Britain old U.S. destroyers? How did Churchill and Roosevelt get the destroyers to England? Were they deceitful in their actions?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world Churchill and others lived in from May 1940 to May 1941?

Essay Topic 3

Mary became engaged to Eric Duncannon. How did family members try to help Mary with her decision to end or postpone the engagement? How did their opinions guide her decision-making?

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