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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 was Brotheridge hit?

2. What was the name of the local resistance leader?

3. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?

4. Whom did Helmet Romer relieve?

5. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened by 0021 hours according to Chapter 5?

2. What did Howard learn about the explosives, and what did he not know in Chapter 5?

3. Why were some men dropped according to Ambrose?

4. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?

5. What were the code words given to those who boarded the gliders on the evening of June 5?

6. What did Howard tell his men when Company D moved to Tarrant Rushton at the end of May?

7. Who ran the cafe in town, and what did the Germans not know about them?

8. What happened to Hickman and four of his men when they were about to drive over the bridge?

9. What was Howard not allowed to do?

10. Who was on duty at the canal bridge, and what happened to him according to Ambrose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reconnaissance photos and topographical reports helped Howard plan for the capture of the bridges. Discuss the significance of these intelligence reports in how the men were trained and how Howard developed his plans. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Normandy was chosen as the location for the seaborne invasion and examine the reasons the area was not heavily defended by the Nazis. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Major Schmidt and his concerns about the partisans. Examine how his concerns about the partisans rather than the Allied invasion affected the outcome of the Pegasus Bridge mission and examine the impact on the Germans.

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