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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the electoral college, how did Roosevelt win?
(a) 394 to 120.
(b) 437 to 94.
(c) 449 to 82.
(d) 389 to 126.

3. The first week of May, what month was the weather more like than spring?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) December.

4. How much was Churchill's ration of gas for a month?
(a) 60 gallons.
(b) 100 gallons.
(c) 80 gallons.
(d) 125 gallons.

5. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?
(a) 43 pounds.
(b) 52 pounds.
(c) 71 pounds.
(d) 65 pounds.

6. During the first six days of January, how much snow accumulated in Birmingham?
(a) 13 inches.
(b) 15 inches.
(c) 11 inches.
(d) 8 inches.

7. During the first week of March, where was there a successful British raid?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Holland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

8. When did Harriman marry Marie Norton Whitney?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1928.

9. What did the private secretaries get Clementine for Christmas?
(a) A book.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) A record.

10. When would the Duke of Hamilton learn of the correspondence sent to him from Germany in September?
(a) 2 months later.
(b) 3 months later.
(c) 8 months later.
(d) 6 months later.

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

12. In May what equipment was Beaverbrook working to increase production like he had for aircraft?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Radar.
(c) Guns.
(d) Bombs.

13. In an attack on Manheim by the RAF, how many people were killed?
(a) 56.
(b) 29.
(c) 45.
(d) 34.

14. In April how many Belgian boys were kllled in a fire on a train?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

15. How long was Harriman's flight to Britain beginning on March 10 expected to take?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of April, how many were killed in Plymouth when there was a direct hit on an air-raid shelter?

2. The night of the debutante ball, how did Snakehips Johnson get to the cafe de Paris?

3. How many weeks was Hopkins' visit to England?

4. In July how many hours of work did Parnall Aircraft Ltd., lose due to false alarms?

5. When did Germany and Russia sign a nonagression pact?

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