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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 did one glance into the sky tell Alfons and the future Luftwaffe pilots?
(a) They were not needed.
(b) They were badly needed and thinly spread.
(c) They had been poorly trained.
(d) There were more than enough pilots available to meet the need.

2. What did Herr Becker claim as the reason for Kristallnacht?
(a) The police were making an effort to protect all Germans.
(b) Punishment for people who did not respect Hitler.
(c) Spontaneous action against the Jews for the murder of a German diplomat.
(d) German Jews should not have been allowed to own businesses.

3. Which of the following statements was true in 1942?
(a) The Natzi's were beginning to lose their power.
(b) Erwin Rommel won the battle of El Alamein.
(c) Erwin Rommel lost the battle of El Alamein.
(d) Erwin Rommel successfully entered Egypt.

4. Which of the following statements about the fanfare and drum platoon is false?
(a) They marched on Sunday mornings.
(b) Alfons was never involved in these activities.
(c) They practiced intensely and regularly.
(d) They were awful musicians.

5. How old was Alfons when he passed the exam to become an officer cadet of the Luftwaffe?
(a) 13.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Soviet Forces pushed the Nazis deep into where?

2. What occurred for Alfons, Gert, and Rabbit together?

3. Who sacrificed his life for a comrade?

4. Who was made Manfred's successor?

5. The Nuremburg Party Congress was a week-long celebration of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Alfons feel when Gert was promoted a step ahead of him?

2. At an early age, what was Alfons conditioned to believe about the Jewish people?

3. How did Alfons describe Germany's attitude toward the United States when they first entered into war with them?

4. When the Allies landed at Normandy, how did the German people react?

5. What did the Gerrman masses understand about the "Final Solution"?

6. In the winter of 1943, where was Uncle Gustav, and what was his involvement in the war?

7. In Chapter 1, what did Alfons share about his family?

8. Why were the Nazis successful in singling out the Jews?

9. In Chapter 3, what did Alfons witness happening to the Jewish people in Wittlich?

10. Describe Alfons's duties following his attendance at a special weapons training camp.

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