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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the deepest the Allies penetrate the French coast on D-Day?
(a) 2 kilometers.
(b) 25 kilometers.
(c) 12 kilometers.
(d) 10 kilometers.

2. The Red Cross in America collects a record amount of _________ on D-Day.
(a) War bonds.
(b) Money.
(c) Blood.
(d) Letters to the troops.

3. The landscape at the top of the cliffs reminds the Ranger Company of what?
(a) Wheat fields.
(b) Swamp.
(c) A moonscape.
(d) Cow pastures.

4. What accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Doves.

5. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?
(a) Capt. Joe Dawson.
(b) Pvt. Eldon Wiehe.
(c) Sgt. Jim Henderson.
(d) Gen. George Rader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the code name for the two Allied submarines that cross the Channel two days early?

2. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?

3. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?

4. "Potato masher" is the troops' name for what?

5. What is the approximate number of Allied casualties from D-Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Canadian divisions fare on Juno Beach?

2. How does World War II dramatically change the lives of women on the home front?

3. What else is happening with the Eisenhower family on June 6, 1944?

4. How does Captain Rich assemble his plane after arriving on Omaha Beach?

5. Who are the POWs that the 2nd Battalion, 16th Regiment see being lead toward them at first light?

6. How is the situation with the wounded on D-Day unique in military history?

7. Why do the Rangers of the 116th A Company quickly lose their cockiness as they approach Omaha Beach?

8. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

9. What are the Allies' mistakes during D-Day?

10. What happens to Capt. John Tillett and his prized carrier pigeons?

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