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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. What type of soup was served Roosevelt and Harriman in Chapter 78?

2. How much did it cost on January 15 to test-fire a prototype of an experimental anti-aircraft weapon?

3. What percent of respondents reported getting no sleep on the night of September 11?

4. When was Chamberlain's funeral held?

5. Where did Randolph Churchil and his unit, No. 8 Commando sail on the Glenroy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 90, what was the damage in Plymouth?

2. What ship was used to take the Halifaxes and General Lee to America and why?

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

4. Why was Hopkins accompanied by a British security agent as he flew back to the United States?

5. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

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

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

8. What was Churchill's special train like?

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

10. Where was it decided that Mary Churchill would spend the winter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Beaverbrook constantly submitted his resignation to Churchill. How many times did Beaverbrook resign? How many times did Churchill refuse his resignation? What did their back and forth regarding the resignations reveal about tenacity?

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