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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 Howard figure the paratroopers would start to land after the capture of the bridges?
(a) Brest.
(b) Ranville.
(c) Lisieux.
(d) Caen.

2. Why did Howard's special unit shrink after D-Day?
(a) A plane carrying part of the Company crashed.
(b) The men died.
(c) There were some AWOL soldiers.
(d) The men returned to their regular units.

3. Where did Von Luck Panzer move toward on June 6?
(a) Lisieux.
(b) Caen.
(c) Benouville.
(d) Renne.

4. How many ships where off the cost of Normandy on June 6th?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 7,500.

5. Who from Company C was ordered to report to the beaches from Company D?
(a) The glider pilots.
(b) Howard.
(c) The machine gunners.
(d) The doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the French do to the bridge over the canal?

2. What direction did Howard and his men start moving after being relieved?

3. What did the Germans decide to wait for before trying another counter attack?

4. What did Georges Gondree dig up from his garden?

5. When was Caen liberated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Warwickshire Regiment arrived?

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

3. What did General Gale do after he arrived at 0900 hours?

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

5. What did von Luck want to do according to Chapter 6?

6. What happened between the Germans and Howard's troops, according to Ambrose?

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

8. Why were Howard's platoons repositioned?

9. What invasion began at dawn, according to Chapter 7, D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours?

10. Why was Howard's special unit shrinking?

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