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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. Who is the enemy that the British Army is fighting against?
(a) Adolf Hitler
(b) Helmut Kohl
(c) Theodore Roosevelt
(d) Leon Trotsky

2. What modern technology does Churchill not like?
(a) Microwaves
(b) Airplanes
(c) Vaccines
(d) Televisions

3. Who hears the news of the German breakthrough on the radio?
(a) Mary Churchill
(b) Sarah Churchill
(c) Elizabeth Churchill
(d) Abigail Churchill

4. Jennie believes that Randolph will become what?
(a) King of England
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Minister of Parliament
(d) Ambassador to France

5. What percentage of miners was British?
(a) One-quarter
(b) One tenth
(c) One-third
(d) Nine tenths

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the family live in London?

2. The British Empire begins with their discovery of what?

3. Life at which of the following foreign posts is considered not too bad?

4. Winston's mother is named which of the following?

5. What is considered one of the biggest sins by the British?

Short Essay Questions

1. How large is the British Empire in the late 1800s? Give some examples of places that are included in the Empire at this time. Where does the Empire begin?

2. What are Winston's experiences like at the school in Brighton? What changes occur from the school in Ascot?

3. What is the British Navy like during the late 1800s? How many warships does it have?

4. How do Churchill's feelings and actions about Hitler and Mussolini change?

5. Why is Churchill driven out of office the first time?

6. How do the people in other countries and possessions feel about the British? Why?

7. What is the situation at Dunkirk as the book opens?

8. What is Churchill's lineage?

9. What military school does Winston attend? What are his experiences there like?

10. What is life in London like for women in the 1900s? Describe some of the things that women face.

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