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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. Where is the command post of General Bradley?
2. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?
3. Where is the one German general who would have disobeyed Hitler and launched a tank counter attack?
4. How long does it take Ranger Company to get most of the men to the top of the cliffs at Omaha?
5. What is the name for the naval demolition teams?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the POWs that the 2nd Battalion, 16th Regiment see being lead toward them at first light?
2. What is the story of Jacqueline Thornton on Sword Beach?
3. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?
4. How is Omaha Beach constituted to give advantage to the Germans?
5. What is the "best ally" the Allies had lost by dawn of D-Day?
6. What happens to Capt. John Tillett and his prized carrier pigeons?
7. What are the Allies' mistakes during D-Day?
8. Who is the "Sergeant York of World War II"?
9. How does Eisenhower describe his feelings to Walter Cronkite 20 years after the invasion?
10. How do the warships contribute to D-Day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does using the memories of the men who took part in D-Day affect the integrity of the narrative? What are some possible distortions or misrepresentations in Ambrose's telling of D-Day?
Essay Topic 2
The book is largely told through the voices of the men who survived the fight. Choose two or three stories in particular to discuss the impact they had on the reader and the overall story of D-Day.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the enormous task of committing this historical day to the page. What effect is created with the divisions of chapters? Where do the chapter titles originate? What is the overall effect for the reader created by Ambrose?
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