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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 did Mary Churchill write her mother and ask permission to leave Breccles Hall?

2. When did Lord Beaverbrook tender his resignation?

3. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?

4. From where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officers watch the start of the Luftwaffe's attack on London?

5. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the Lancastria?

3. How was Churchill able to sleep?

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

5. What was the reaction to a National Day of Prayer proposed for September 8, 1940?

6. Who was Adolf Galland?

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

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

9. What shape were the U.S. destroyers in that were sent to Britain?

10. How did the first bombing of London occur on August 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In London during an air raid, one building might be destroyed and one next door saved. A person might die, while someone next to them survived. What does it mean to be in the wrong/right place at a moment in time? What is conveyed about fate through the air raids and other incidents?

Essay Topic 3

The wealthy and the important had luxurious shelters during bomb attacks. The working poor suffered with dirty and uncomfortable shelters. What was the difference between how the rich and the poor spent the time during air raids? Why were the rich or important privileged? How did privilege help ensure safety and comfort?

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