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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 does Churchill often do during the raids?

2. Who hears the news of the German breakthrough on the radio?

3. The most successful years of Churchill's life happen after what event?

4. What brings the family back to London?

5. Churchill is driven out of office over his plans for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was someone accepted for posts in the foreign service in the British Empire?

3. What complications surround the wedding of Randolph and Jennie?

4. Where are the Prime Minister's headquarters located? What is it called? How does Churchill feel about living there?

5. What are the stages of Churchill's public life?

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

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

8. What is Winston's birth like?

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

10. Why does the family move to Dublin? Why do they move back to London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the three stages of Winston Churchill's public life? What events in Churchill's life are the three stages associated with? How were the three stages different? In which one do you think Churchill was most successful?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Randolph's government service. What positions did he hold? Was Randolph a success in the government or not? What decisions did he influence during his time in the government?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the British Empire in the late 1800s. How powerful was the empire at this time? Why was it so powerful? What changes occurred in the empire during Winston's lifetime that weakened it? Give specific examples from the book.

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