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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Company D go at the end of May 1944?
(a) Weymouth.
(b) Cork.
(c) Tarrant Rushton.
(d) Hastings.

2. Who joined the resistance in 1942?
(a) The Gondrees.
(b) Von Luck.
(c) Howard.
(d) Julie Trousseau.

3. What did Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?
(a) Died.
(b) Hid.
(c) Jumped in the river.
(d) Threw grenades into the pillbox.

4. When did Brigadier Poett land in Normandy in Chapter 5?
(a) 0156 hours
(b) 1452 hours.
(c) 0019 hours.
(d) 0026 hours.

5. Where would the British infantry head according to the plan set in place for the invasion?
(a) Bayeux.
(b) Coutances.
(c) Lile.
(d) Caen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?

2. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?

3. Who developed the training program of Company D?

4. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?

5. What did Howard insist all the men in his company do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What orders did Howard receive for May 2 in D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?

2. What was Major Hans Schmidt, the German commander, worried about according to Ambrose?

3. What was Howard not allowed to do?

4. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?

5. What happened at the river bridge at the start of Chapter 5?

6. What did Poett tell Howard according to Ambrose?

7. What happened by 0021 hours according to Chapter 5?

8. What were the code words given to those who boarded the gliders on the evening of June 5?

9. What happened to Hickman and four of his men when they were about to drive over the bridge?

10. What did Howard discover from the reports and photos?

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