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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. How many days did Goring promise Werner Molders that he would detain Adolf Galland at his hunting lodge in East Prussia?

2. How many were injured and killed in the raids on September 7?

3. In Chapter 92, when was Mary's diary entry dated?

4. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?

5. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How close did the king and queen come to getting bombed?

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

5. Why was Hitler outraged in Chapter 85?

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

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

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

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

10. Who was William Averell Harriman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goring was Hitler’s third in command. What extracurricular activities did Goring participate in besides his duties for Hitler? How did these activities make him wealthy? What is conveyed about corruption through his acquisition of works of art?

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

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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