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

2. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?
(a) 20 Kilometers.
(b) 50 Kilometers.
(c) 36 Kilometers.
(d) 15 Kilometers.

3. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?
(a) 1st Panzer Corp.
(b) 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
(c) 10th Panzer Regiment.
(d) 2nd Army.

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

5. How many days did the bridge holding exercise given to Company D last?
(a) Three days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?

3. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?

4. What was the name of the local resistance leader?

5. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Howard learn about the explosives, and what did he not know in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who ran the cafe in town, and what did the Germans not know about them?

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

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

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