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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time on the night of the debutante ball did a bomb fall to the basement dance floor of the Cafe de Paris?
(a) 10:11 p.m.
(b) 9:50 p.m.
(c) 10:05 p.m.
(d) 9:55 p.m.

2. When did Churchill give a speech in English and in French?
(a) October 23.
(b) October 25.
(c) October 19.
(d) October 21.

3. Where did German forces stage a full-scale invasion on April 6?
(a) Poland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

4. On April 16, what food did Roosevelt order transferred under the Lend-Lease Act?
(a) 10,000 tons of cheese, 10,000 tons of eggs, and 90,000 cases of evaporated milk.
(b) 12,000 tons of cheese, 12,000 tons of eggs, and 150,000 cases of evaporated milk.
(c) 7,000 tons of cheese, 7,000 tons of eggs, and 85,000 cases of evaporated milk.
(d) 11,000 tons of cheese, 11,000 tons of eggs, and 100,000 cases of evaporated milk.

5. In Chapter 88, where was a raid that was reported to have caused panic in England?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Exmouth.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Bristol.

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

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

8. On April 15, how much did Harriman donate to the city of Bristol?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.

9. When did Mary attend London's yearly debutante ball in 1941?
(a) March 6.
(b) March 9.
(c) March 8.
(d) March 7.

10. When Colville and B racken drove to Ditchley on January 10, what did they run into?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Fish-and-chips wagon.
(c) Small car.
(d) Lorry.

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

12. When did Roosevelt return to Washington after a trip on the Tuscaloosa?
(a) December 16.
(b) December 17.
(c) December 15.
(d) December 18.

13. When was it announced that Halifax would become the new ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) December 22.
(b) December 20.
(c) December 23.
(d) December 21.

14. On February 6, how long did Hitler tell Goring that he would need his bombers for the Russian campaign?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 or 4 weeks.
(d) 2 or 3 weeks.

15. In Chapter 85, how many weeks ago had Churchill sent a warning to Stalin regarding German invasion plans?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a parliamentary debate held on Churchill's handling of the war?

2. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?

3. On March 9 what time did Churchill go to bed?

4. In Chapter 92, when was Mary's diary entry dated?

5. How many Canadian soliders were sleeping at the Victoria Club on April 16 when a mine landed?

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