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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 Georges Gondree dig up from his garden?
(a) 65 bottles of cider.
(b) A detailed map of German positions.
(c) A pot of gold.
(d) 98 bottles of champagne.

2. What was Company D's function after they were relieved by the paratrooper Battalion?
(a) Right flank cover.
(b) Reserve company.
(c) Left flank cover.
(d) Intelligence Company.

3. Where was Company D stationed after returning to England in Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?
(a) Essex.
(b) Bulford.
(c) Torquay.
(d) London.

4. What did Howard receive from the French after the war?
(a) Awards and citations.
(b) A gold plated Colt 1911.
(c) A visit from the President.
(d) An honorary doctorate.

5. When was Caen liberated?
(a) June, 1944.
(b) December, 1944.
(c) January, 1945.
(d) August, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Allies secure Benouville?

2. Who from Company C participated in operation Market Garden?

3. How long did Romer, Hickman, and Erwin hide before surrendering on June,1944?

4. What were Gardner, Bailey, Gray, and Parr trying to do at dawn on June 6th?

5. For how long was Von Luck a POW?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first Allied soldier to be killed on D-Day?

2. What happened starting in 1984, according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

3. In what endeavor was Howard instrumental?

4. Who renamed the canal bridge? What was the new name?

5. What happened to the Panzers as they began to move from Caen in Chapter 8, D-Day: 1200 to 2400 Hours?

6. Why did the British forces go into defensive mode in Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety?

7. What did the display lead the Germans to believe in Chapter 6?

8. What happened by 1800 hours according to Chapter 8, D-Day: 1200 to 2400 Hours?

9. Why were the paratroopers disoriented when they landed, according to Ambrose?

10. What happened when the Warwickshire Regiment arrived?

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