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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. Following his car accident, Howard was hospitalized until __________________.

2. When did the Allies secure Benouville?

3. What direction did Howard and his men start moving after being relieved?

4. What was Von Luck waiting for to counterattack with the full force of the 21st Panzer?

5. Where did Von Luck Panzer move toward on June 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have movies depicted, according to Ambrose?

2. What did the display lead the Germans to believe in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

6. What happened when the Warwickshire Regiment arrived?

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

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

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

10. In what endeavor was Howard instrumental?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the leadership abilities, including training and planning between Howard and that of a Nazi, such as Von Luck. Use examples from the text to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Company D was given a three day exercise in capturing and holding bridges. Examine the significance of this three day exercise, using the text to support your conclusions.

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