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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 accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?

2. The British Airborne Division was criticized for not pushing into ________.

3. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?

4. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?

5. Ambrose starts the chapter about the home front with a story about boys from ________ getting ready to ship out.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the POWs that the 2nd Battalion, 16th Regiment see being lead toward them at first light?

2. How is the situation with the wounded on D-Day unique in military history?

3. Why do the Rangers of the 116th A Company quickly lose their cockiness as they approach Omaha Beach?

4. How is Omaha Beach constituted to give advantage to the Germans?

5. What happens to Capt. John Tillett and his prized carrier pigeons?

6. What else is happening with the Eisenhower family on June 6, 1944?

7. Who is the "Sergeant York of World War II"?

8. How do the Canadian divisions fare on Juno Beach?

9. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

10. What do Americans criticize the British for after the events of D-Day are analyzed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the enormous task of committing this historical day to the page. What effect is created with the divisions of chapters? Where do the chapter titles originate? What is the overall effect for the reader created by Ambrose?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the errors made by the Allies on D-Day. What would have made the greatest difference to the outcome, particularly to the loss of life, if it had been done differently?

Essay Topic 3

How does using the memories of the men who took part in D-Day affect the integrity of the narrative? What are some possible distortions or misrepresentations in Ambrose's telling of D-Day?

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