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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. Rommel thinks the D-Day invasion would come when?

2. Where do Rommel and Eisenhower first engage in battle?

3. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?

4. Where do the Germans pick up Capt. George Lane when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?

5. What is the code name for the Allies' elaborate plan to fool the Germans about D-Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the striking differences between Rommel and Eisenhower?

2. How do the British and American armies differ?

3. What effect does World War II have on the American economy?

4. What are the "sausages" the Allies refer to?

5. What happens with the three bridges the Allies had predetermined to destroy in the opening phase of the invasion?

6. What role do the hedgerows along the French coast play in the battle of D-Day?

7. How are Black American soldiers treated during World War II?

8. What is operation Fortitude?

9. What is the role of the normally heralded fighter pilots?

10. What efforts does Rommel make to defend the French coastline in addition to the Atlantic Wall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is largely told through the voices of the men who survived the fight. Choose two or three stories in particular to discuss the impact they had on the reader and the overall story of D-Day.

Essay Topic 2

How does the image of a young soldier beside someone whose dead hand bobs, "Cornelia Otis Skinner's Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" capture the essence of what happened on D-day?

Essay Topic 3

Ernie Pyle wrote in 1944: "In this column I want to tell you what the opening of the second front entailed, so that you can know and appreciate and forever be humbly grateful to those both dead and alive who did it for you." Why is it important for the story of D-Day to be told to future generations? What aspect of the American character does this day embody?

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