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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. What rank does Winston eventually enter in?

2. CWR stands for what?

3. What does Churchill lose more of than any other British politician?

4. England is under the rule of which royal person at the time of Churchill's birth?

5. What is considered one of the biggest sins by the British?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Winston's experiences like at the school in Brighton? What changes occur from the school in Ascot?

2. Where are the Prime Minister's headquarters located? What is it called? How does Churchill feel about living there?

3. What military school does Winston attend? What are his experiences there like?

4. How do Churchill's feelings and actions about Hitler and Mussolini change?

5. What is Churchill's financial status like during this life?

6. What was England's place in the world during the 1900s?

7. What is the situation at Dunkirk as the book opens?

8. Why does Churchill consider himself an underdog? How does this affect him?

9. What complications surround the wedding of Randolph and Jennie?

10. How large is the British Empire in the late 1800s? Give some examples of places that are included in the Empire at this time. Where does the Empire begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Winston chose to work as a writer? What aspects of his life made this work possible? Do you think he was a good writer/reporter? Why? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What social class was Winston Churchill born into? How do you think that this affected his life? Do you think that he would have been able to achieve what he did had he been born into a different social class? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What was Winston Churchill's childhood like? What experiences did he have as a child that would shape his life? Do you think Winston had a good childhood? Why or why not? Support your answer with information from the book.

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