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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 Roosevelt return to Washington after a trip on the Tuscaloosa?

2. By what margin did the Lend-Lease Bill pass?

3. When did Harriman marry Marie Norton Whitney?

4. During a raid on Hamburg on May 7, how many were killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the attack on Coventry on November 14?

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

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

4. What was Churchill's special train like?

5. Who was William Averell Harriman?

6. How well did Roosevelt do in the election?

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

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

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

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

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

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a book. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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