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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. During the second raid on Berlin, how many died and were wounded?

2. In May of 1940, how many Americans opposed a declaration of war?

3. What was the date of a photograph from an attack on Freiburg, Germany, that Goebbels planned to use for propaganda?

4. What weekly tea ration was set in place that remained in effect until 1952?

5. When did the British bomb Berlin for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, where did Churchill work?

3. On September 7, where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officer go and why?

4. Who was Adolf Galland?

5. What was the Spitfire fund, and who were the first to contribute?

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

7. What happened to the Lancastria?

8. On August 15, what happened when a Luftwaffe commander approached England's northeast coast?

9. What was Chequers?

10. What inspired Larson to write about Churchill's first year as prime minister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary became engaged to Eric Duncannon. How did family members try to help Mary with her decision to end or postpone the engagement? How did their opinions guide her decision-making?

Essay Topic 2

Mary and his friends attended a debutante ball and partied the night of March 8. What was happening while Mary and her friends were at the ball? What happened to the Café de Paris? Were Mary and her friends irresponsible with their party going or were they just trying to make life as normal as possible?

Essay Topic 3

Lindemann served as Churchill’s personal scientific advisor. How did Lindemann’s enemies portray him? What was Lindemann like in private? How was Lindemann a different man in public and in private?

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