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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In September, how many guns were brought to London?
(a) 200.
(b) 92.
(c) 108.
(d) 114.

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

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

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

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 journey of Randolph's ship to Egpy, how much money did he lose gambling?
(a) $17,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $9,000.

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

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

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

11. On March 9 what time did Churchill go to bed?
(a) 2:30 a.m.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 11:30 p.m.

12. The night of the debutante ball, how did Snakehips Johnson get to the cafe de Paris?
(a) Cab.
(b) Subway.
(c) Ran.
(d) Bus.

13. What percent of respondents reported getting no sleep on the night of September 11?
(a) 31%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 43%.
(d) 32%.

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

15. When did Mary go to London with Fiona Forbes after her volunteer work in Aylesbury?
(a) April 25.
(b) April 24.
(c) April 23.
(d) April 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what margin did the Lend-Lease Bill pass?

2. When would the Duke of Hamilton learn of the correspondence sent to him from Germany in September?

3. On April 24 and 25, how many British troops fled Greece?

4. What was the number of the bill introduced in Congress that later became the Lend-Lease Act?

5. The first week of May, what month was the weather more like than spring?

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