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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. When did Company D's glider take off?
(a) June 7th at 2345 hours.
(b) June 5th at 2256 hours.
(c) June 5th at 2245 hours.
(d) June 6th at 1243 hours.

2. What language besides French did Theresa speak?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

3. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?
(a) Vimont.
(b) Ranville.
(c) Caen.
(d) Brest.

4. What did Howard and the British commander do at five every evening in 1942?
(a) Allowed Company D to have its evening free.
(b) Ate dinner.
(c) Watched a war movie.
(d) Chanted patriotic songs.

5. Howard decided that _______________ would lead the platoon across the bridge.
(a) Brotheridge.
(b) Poett.
(c) Howard.
(d) Gale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the 1st Airborne stationed in 1943?

2. What did Von Luck have his men do on May 29, 1944?

3. Where did the planners of the Allied invasion of Europe decide it would take place?

4. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

5. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the British airborne forces in 1943 according to Chapter 3, D-Day Minus One Year to D-Day Minus One Month?

2. What did Howard do with his troops in Chapter 4?

3. What was the plan on which General Frederick Morgan worked according to Ambrose?

4. Who was on duty at the canal bridge, and what happened to him according to Ambrose?

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

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

7. Where was von Luck in 1942?

8. What did the British create in 1942 according to Chapter 2, D-Day Minus Two Years?

9. Why were some men dropped according to Ambrose?

10. What happened to one of the men from glider #2?

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