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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the RAF Bomber Command established?

2. For shooting down how many aircraft was Adolf Galland, German ace, awarded a third Knight's Cross in July of 1940?

3. How many daughters did Lord Queenborough have?

4. When did Churchil refer to London as Hitler's primary target in a speech to the House of Commons?

5. When did the French sign an armistice with Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Goebbels think woud happen after the French signed an armistice with Hiter on June 22?

2. What were some terms of the French armistice?

3. What technology did the British develop before the war, and how useful was it?

4. What did Churchill bring to No 10 Downing Street when he was made prime minister, and what was his challenge?

5. Why did Lindemann think his mother was selfish before he was born?

6. What was Chequers?

7. In May of 1940, how did Americans feel about going to war with Germany?

8. In Chapter 4, where did Churchill work?

9. How successful was the evacuation of British soldiers from Dunkirk in June?

10. What was Hitler's directive No. 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or people?

Essay Topic 2

The British wanted the French fleet to not be usable by the Germans. What did the British want to happen to the French Fleet? What did the British do when the French naval officers would not capitulate? Did the British betray the French and the treaty they had with them?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world Churchill and others lived in from May 1940 to May 1941?

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