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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. On December 29, how much of London's financial district was destroyed by the KGr100?

2. During the first week of March, where was there a successful British raid?

3. During the week that ended on Sunday, January 12, how many tons of sugar and cheese were destroyed?

4. On January 15, what destroyer did Churchill, Clementine, Hopkins, Ismay, and Halifax board?

5. When did the Admiralty conduct its first full-scale test of the Prof's aerial mines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was said about British evacuations in Chapter 89?

2. How well did Roosevelt do in the election?

3. Where did Churchill and others watch the air raid on March 19?

4. How much time did Carnac Rivett, Pamela's doctor, start spending at Chequers in September?

5. On April 16, what was the damage from a raid?

6. Why did Goring summon Galland and Werner Molders to his hunting lodge in East Prussia?

7. On March 8, why was Mary Churchill driving to London with her mother?

8. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

9. In Chapter 91, why were German pilots growing distrustful of their navigational beams?

10. How close did the king and queen come to getting bombed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The British began having losses in Greece and the Middle East. Why were these losses problematic? What consequences did the losses have for Churchill and the war effort?

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

In the Note to Readers Larson discusses how he came to write the book. Why did Larson write The Splendid and the Vile? What did he wish to accomplish with the book?

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