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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On May 8, how long did Clementine want to put off Mary's wedding?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 15 months.

2. On April 16, how many died during a raid?
(a) 2,100.
(b) 1,130.
(c) 1,180.
(d) 1,640.

3. How much did it cost on January 15 to test-fire a prototype of an experimental anti-aircraft weapon?
(a) $3,300.
(b) $5,200.
(c) $6,400.
(d) $4,800.

4. What did Goebbels mention in his diary about the weather?
(a) Raining.
(b) Misting.
(c) Gloomy cloudy day.
(d) Glorious spring day.

5. On December 29, how much of London's financial district was destroyed by the KGr100?
(a) 55%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 75%.

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

7. When did the family gather at Chequers to celebrate Churchill's 66th birthday?
(a) December 1.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 2.
(d) November 29.

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 93, what was the vote in the House of Commons for Churchill's proposed resolution?
(a) 425 to 35.
(b) 445 to 5.
(c) 430 to 30.
(d) 447 to 3.

11. How many were injured and killed in the raids on September 7?
(a) 1,700 injured and over 300 killed.
(b) 900 injured and 350 killed.
(c) 1,600 injured and over 400 killed.
(d) 1,800 injured and 525 killed.

12. In February how many tons of shipping were destroyed by U-boats, aircraft, and mines?
(a) 143,000.
(b) 370,000.
(c) 280,000.
(d) 400,000.

13. At the end of April, how many were killed in Plymouth when there was a direct hit on an air-raid shelter?
(a) 59.
(b) 43.
(c) 76.
(d) 68.

14. What was the number of the bill introduced in Congress that later became the Lend-Lease Act?
(a) H.R. 1611.
(b) H.R. 1564.
(c) H.R. 1809.
(d) H.R. 1776.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?

2. Where did Randolph Churchil and his unit, No. 8 Commando sail on the Glenroy?

3. When did Archibald Wavell, British generall in Libya, telegram Churchill that conditions were deteriorating?

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

5. During a raid on Hamburg on May 7, how many were killed?

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