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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. Where did Company D go at the end of May 1944?

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

3. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.

4. Who remembered seeing a body near the cafe?

5. How did the man killed in glider #2 die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Poett tell Howard according to Ambrose?

2. What was Major Hans Schmidt, the German commander, worried about according to Ambrose?

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

4. Why were glider troops used according to Ambrose?

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

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

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

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

9. What was Howard not allowed to do?

10. What happened to one of the men from glider #2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Normandy was chosen as the location for the seaborne invasion and examine the reasons the area was not heavily defended by the Nazis. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The paratroopers were further from where they were supposed to land and were disoriented when they landed since they couldn't find the church steeple. Examine the impact the paratroopers had on the Pegasus Bridge mission. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and compare the objectives of D-Day, including the glider operations, paratroopers, and the seaborne invasion. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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