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

2. When was most of the resistance at the Canal bridge subdued?
(a) 0241 hours.
(b) 0156 hours.
(c) 0056 hours.
(d) 0021 hours.

3. What was the first report Howard received after setting up his command post on the Canal Bridge?
(a) The arrival of the relieving company.
(b) The arrival of Poet.
(c) Brotheridge being wounded.
(d) Brotheridge being dead.

4. Howard decided that ____________ would take the pillbox out.
(a) The bombers towing the gliders.
(b) Howard and his platoon.
(c) The men of glider #4.
(d) The men of glider #1 minus Brotheridge's platoon.

5. Who was Von Luck commanding officer in 1942?
(a) Guderian.
(b) Himler.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Rommel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.

2. What bridges did General Gale decide should be taken intact?

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

4. Whom did Helmet Romer relieve?

5. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Howard tell his men when Company D moved to Tarrant Rushton at the end of May?

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

3. Why were glider troops used according to Ambrose?

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

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

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

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

8. What was Howard doing to his men according to Ambrose and how did it end up helping them?

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

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

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