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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. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?

2. What was the name of the ferry boat that the Germans were using to transport heavy water from the Vemork plant?

3. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?

4. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?

5. Who was the leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the residents in the surrounding areas of Los Alamos react to the project there when it began?

2. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

3. What information was passed to the KGB via Ted Hall and Saville Sax in December of 1944?

4. What was Dorothy McKibben’s job description at Los Alamos? What were her duties?

5. What efforts were made to thwart rumors about the Los Alamos site?

6. How are the results of the Trinity Test described in the narrative?

7. Why was Colonel Paul Tibbets ordered to report to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1944?

8. How did the Alsos mission evolve after Nazi Germany’s surrender?

9. With whom was Carl Eifler replaced in the mission regarding Heisenberg? Why was he replaced?

10. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led Klaus Fuchs to inform to the Soviets during World War II? Where was Fuchs born? What were his political views? What happened to Fuchs after the war ended?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events and alliances of World War II from September 1, 1939 through January of 1941. What was the United States’ position regarding the war? What was the position of the Soviet Union? Who were Hitler’s allies?

Essay Topic 3

Describe “Operation Gunnerside.” Who was involved in this mission? Where did the mission take place? What were the objectives of the mission? Were these objectives met?

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