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

2. When did Archibald Wavell, British generall in Libya, telegram Churchill that conditions were deteriorating?

3. When did Mary go to London with Fiona Forbes after her volunteer work in Aylesbury?

4. What did Goebbels mention in his diary about the weather?

5. During the journey of Randolph's ship to Egpy, how much money did he lose gambling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was William Averell Harriman?

3. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

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

5. What did Roosevelt discuss in his Fireside Chat on December 29?

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

7. What happened to the Cafe de Paris on March 8?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Beaverbrook would often take whatever he needed in order to do his job. What were some places or things that Beaverbrook commandeered? Were his actions for the greater good?

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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