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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 the Lend-Lease Bill pass in the U.S. House of Representatives?

2. When did Churchill give a speech in English and in French?

3. At the end of Chapter 93, what was the vote in the House of Commons for Churchill's proposed resolution?

4. How far underground was the club the Cafe de Paris?

5. How long would the fuel that the RAF fighters carried keep them flying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Churchill's special train like?

2. Why was there a gloomy mood at Chequers the first of April?

3. How well did Roosevelt do in the election?

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

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

6. Regarding the September 7 raid, what did Beaverbrook want David Farrer to do?

7. Who was James Conant, and what did he say about the Lend-Lease Bill to Churchill at a dinner in March?

8. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

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

10. Who was Harry Hopkins, and what did he look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goebbels intended to use a photograph of children killed by German bombers and attribute the deaths to British bombers. How did Goebbels feel about stretching facts to suit his agenda? How did he use propaganda? Did his use of propaganda help him meet his goals?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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