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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. How many complete glider groups were present when Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) No complete glider groups.
(b) Two complete glider groups.
(c) Three complete glider groups.
(d) One complete glider group.

2. Why was the old Pegasus Bridge replaced?
(a) To allow bigger ships to pass.
(b) The amount of structural damage on the original bridge.
(c) New construction in the area.
(d) The original bridge was too narrow for modern cars.

3. Who relieved Company D at the end of June 6, 1944?
(a) The 2nd Mechanized Regiment.
(b) The 43rd Marine.
(c) The 12th Royal Regiment.
(d) The Warwickshite Regiment.

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

5. Where were the planes and gliders at Oxford heading to?
(a) Arnhem.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) The Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was with Major Smith when he was captured?

2. Where was Von Luck's division reassigned on August 21, 1944?

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

4. Who took over patrolling duties at the bridges after their arrival?

5. What led the Germans to postpone their counter attack on the bridge according to Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Gondres spend the night in the cellar, according to Chapter 7, D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours?

2. What happened to the Germans found not sleeping in tunnels?

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

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

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

6. What did Howard turn his attention toward at the beginning of Chapter 6, D-Day: 0026 - 0600 Hours?

7. Why were Howard's platoons repositioned?

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

9. What happened in August and September according to Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety?

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

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