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

2. In February how many tons of shipping were destroyed by U-boats, aircraft, and mines?

3. When Colville and B racken drove to Ditchley on January 10, what did they run into?

4. What did the private secretaries get Clementine for Christmas?

5. In April how many Belgian boys were kllled in a fire on a train?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How well did Roosevelt do in the election?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill wanted Roosevelt to give Britain old U.S. destroyers. Why did Churchill want Roosevelt to give Britain old U.S. destroyers? How did Churchill and Roosevelt get the destroyers to England? Were they deceitful in their actions?

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

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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