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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 is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?

2. What is the name of Eisenhower's dog that he acquires during the war?

3. What are B-24s known as?

4. What is attached to the LCTs by wire cable as they make their way to the beach?

5. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the similarities in the backgrounds of Eisenhower and Rommel?

2. Why is the Calvados coast of Normandy chosen as the landing site for the D-Day invasion?

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

4. What causes the panzer unit to arrive fourteen days late to Normandy?

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

6. Why does Hitler believe an Anglo-American offensive poses a greater threat to Germany than the Russians?

7. How is the "Transportation Plan" viewed by experts after the war?

8. What roles do Rommel and Eisenhower have in World War I?

9. How are the Allied troops entertained in the weeks leading up to the invasion?

10. What does Eisenhower say in the orders given out as troops head to the invasion site?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the days before the battle on the German side versus all that was going on with the Allies. What are the German leaders doing in those early days of June 1944 versus the flurry of activities on the Allies' part?

Essay Topic 2

The reporter Ernie Pyle said, "We did it with every advantage on the enemy's side and every disadvantage on ours." What are the advantages of the German Army? What are the disadvantages for the Allies? How does this make the victory more miraculous and the loss more devastating?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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