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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. How many European soldiers are mobilized in the first week of WWI?

2. In the battle near Omdurman, what does Winston use as a weapon?

3. What city does Winston come to see has strategic value that he vows to keep from the Germans?

4. What happens to Winston as he is traveling with a British truck in South Africa?

5. Which country joins with the Allies for the attack on Constantinople?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issues does Winston support? What changes in the government affect the common person?

2. What position does Campbell-Bannerman offer Winston? What does he do in this position?

3. How does Winston feel about going to India? What does he do about this?

4. How does Winston obtain extra money? What does he do in the time before leaving for India?

5. Why does Winston believe that Antwerp must be held? What does he do to try to prevent the Germans from taking the city? What is the outcome?

6. After King Edward dies suddenly, what position does Winston gain? What does he do in this position?

7. What does Asquith tell Churchill that results in depression for Churchill? Why does this happen?

8. How does Winston fill his leisure time in India?

9. Why does Churchill receive public criticism during the war? Why is the criticism often unfair to Churchill?

10. What is the relationship between India and England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Winston chose to work as a writer? What aspects of his life made this work possible? Do you think he was a good writer/reporter? Why? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What event or person do you think had the greatest effect on Winston Churchill? Why? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer and show how this event or person influenced him.

Essay Topic 3

How did Winston's relationship with his parents affect his life? What impact did this relationship have? How do you think Winston felt about this relationship? Give specific examples from the book to support your answers.

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