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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In December how many planes could the Air Minsitry not account for out of 8,500?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 580.
(d) 150.

2. Where did Randolph Churchil and his unit, No. 8 Commando sail on the Glenroy?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Greece.
(d) Libya.

3. What did Clementine use Churchill's honey to sweeten in Chapter 91?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Rhubarb.
(c) Bread.
(d) Strawberries.

4. When did Germany and Russia sign a nonagression pact?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1940.

5. When did Goebbels write in his diary in Chapter 95 that "England's will to resist [was] still intact?" (457).
(a) May 7.
(b) May 10.
(c) May 9.
(d) May 8.

6. When did Eric Duncannon propose to Mary Churchill?
(a) May 3.
(b) May 5.
(c) May 2.
(d) May 4.

7. During Battle of Britain Day, how many aircraft did the Germans lose?
(a) 55.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

8. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 weeks.

9. By what margin did the Lend-Lease Bill pass?
(a) 50 to 41.
(b) 60 to 31.
(c) 70 to 21.
(d) 89 to 2.

10. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?
(a) Chicago Daily News.
(b) Los Angeles Times.
(c) Denver Post.
(d) Houston Chronicle.

11. When did Hitler order the air froce and navy to intensify their attacks against England in directive No. 23?
(a) February 9.
(b) February 10.
(c) February 1.
(d) February 6.

12. On April 13, to what meridian did Roosevelt say that the American naval security zone in the North Atlantic would include?
(a) 24th.
(b) 25th.
(c) 27th.
(d) 26th.

13. What was the target of the German bombs on November 14?
(a) London.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Coventry.

14. During the week that ended on Sunday, January 12, how many tons of sugar and cheese were destroyed?
(a) 19,000 tons of sugar and 510 tons of cheese.
(b) 31,000 tons of sugar and 810 tons of cheese.
(c) 25,000 tons of sugar and 730 tons of cheese.
(d) 23,000 tons of sugar and 640 tons of cheese.

15. When was Chamberlain's funeral held?
(a) November 16.
(b) November 14.
(c) November 13.
(d) November 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?

2. How far underground was the club the Cafe de Paris?

3. When did Churchill give Beaverbrook the post of Minister of State?

4. When did John Colville have his medical interview for the RAF?

5. When did Mary attend London's yearly debutante ball in 1941?

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