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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?

2. Who told Howard to developed his plan to take the bridges?

3. What division was Von Luck commanding in the fall of 1943?

4. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?

5. What did Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the code words given to those who boarded the gliders on the evening of June 5?

2. What happened to Hickman and four of his men when they were about to drive over the bridge?

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

4. What did Howard do with his troops in Chapter 4?

5. What did the British create in 1942 according to Chapter 2, D-Day Minus Two Years?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Howard set up his command post by the bridge, he received report of the platoon leaders being lost. Examine the impact of the loss of the three platoon leaders and how Howard reacted to this change. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

As the D-Day invasion plans were made, it was decided that the Orne River and the Caen Canal Bridges would need to be taken intact. Examine this realization, what would happen if the bridges were blown, and how this potential issue was overcome. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of capturing Pegasus Bridge and what it prevented the German Panzers from doing. Use the text and provide examples to support your discussion.

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