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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 the Gondrees spend the night according to Chapter 7, D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours?
(a) Treating wounded Allied soldiers.
(b) In their cellar.
(c) In their office.
(d) Serving German soldiers.

2. Who was with Major Smith when he was captured?
(a) His driver.
(b) His second in command.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His valet.

3. For how long was Von Luck a POW?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) One year.

4. What led the Germans to postpone their counter attack on the bridge according to Chapter 6?
(a) The attack on their tank.
(b) The loss of most of their ammunition.
(c) The loss of their commanding officer.
(d) They were not at full strength.

5. Where were the tunnels the paratroopers started to explore after securing the bridges?
(a) Under the bridges.
(b) Under the road.
(c) Under the anti-tank guns.
(d) South of the Cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What increased as the day went by according to the start of Chapter 8, D-Day:1200 to 2400 Hours?

2. What did the Gondrees learn when the soldiers knocked on their door?

3. Who attacked Company D as they moved toward Escoville?

4. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?

5. What did Howard receive from the French after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have movies depicted, according to Ambrose?

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

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

4. Why was Howard's special unit shrinking?

5. What does Ambrose say of the villages of Benouville and Ranville?

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

7. Why was the Pegasus Bridge eventually replaced according to Ambrose?

8. Why was the morale of men low according to Ambrose?

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

10. What happened to Howard after his leave, according to Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

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