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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. In Chapter 85, how many weeks ago had Churchill sent a warning to Stalin regarding German invasion plans?

2. The night of the debutante ball, how did Snakehips Johnson get to the cafe de Paris?

3. When did Harriman marry Marie Norton Whitney?

4. What was the target of the German bombs on November 14?

5. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When was a parliamentary debate on Churchill's handling of the war take place and what were the results?

3. How did the Churchill manage to live well in spite of the rationing rules?

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

5. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

6. To whom did Mary Churchill become engaged in May, and how did her mother feel about the engagement?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or people?

Essay Topic 3

Irony is the use of words to express something different from what the words actually mean. How does Larson use dramatic irony in the book? How does the use of irony help readers understand some of the actions of people in the book?

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