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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 did Margaret start after the crash?

2. When was the message in Chapter 1 received by Patrick Hasting?

3. When did Robert McCollom marry?

4. Why did McCollom not sit beside his brother?

5. When did Laura Besley enlist in the WAC?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Prossen begin offering to his men?

2. What did Prossen spend the morning doing on May 13,1945?

3. What did the official report suggest?

4. What did an inspection of Margaret's injuries reveal in Chapter 9?

5. Why was Elsmore amazed?

6. Who was Richard Archbold?

7. What did Major Myron Grimes point out on the flight?

8. What happened to the tail section and what was inside?

9. What did a Western Union messenger do in Chapter 1?

10. What decision did McCollom make in order to be discovered in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the decision to bury the dead and why it was important for the survivors and military.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Margaret and Decker with that of Margaret and McCollom.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of paratroopers during World War II and examine Earl Walter's unit and the significance of their mission.

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