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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 language besides French did Theresa speak?

2. What direction did Poett go after landing?

3. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?

4. Where was Hans Schmidt on the evening of June 5?

5. How many days did the bridge holding exercise given to Company D last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Poett tell Howard according to Ambrose?

2. What did Howard's assignment depend on according to Ambrose?

3. What happened by 0021 hours according to Chapter 5?

4. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?

5. Who was on duty at the canal bridge, and what happened to him according to Ambrose?

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

7. What happened at the river bridge at the start of Chapter 5?

8. What was Howard not allowed to do?

9. Who was relieved of duty at the start at the start of Chapter 1, D-Day Minus Two Years?

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

Code words and signals were used among the Allied forces to spread information about the status of the bridge. Examine the use of code words and signals and discuss how these benefited or did not benefit Allied advancement in the early hours of the Allied invasion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the Epilogue, the editor examines the full significance of the Pegasus Bridge mission, stating that the full significance could only have been known if Company D had failed. Using the text and secondary sources to support your conclusion, either agree or disagree with the conclusions drawn by Ambrose.

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