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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Helen weigh when she was freed from the Kratzau camp?
(a) 90 pounds.
(b) 65 pounds.
(c) 80 pounds.
(d) 70 pounds.

2. When did Hitler order the West Wall to be built?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1932.

3. How many of the 140,000 Jews living in Holland went into hiding after the Germans invaded?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 15,000.

4. On what date were the gates of the Kratzau camp opened, freeing the Jews?
(a) June 12, 1945.
(b) May 9, 1945.
(c) October 22, 1942.
(d) August 13, 1944.

5. Who was Alfons's aunt that burned his Hitler Youth uniform as the Americans pressed into Wittlich?
(a) Anna.
(b) Helen.
(c) Tilly.
(d) Helga.

6. Where was the Frank family sent to await deportation to the east after they were arrested in Amsterdam?
(a) To the Einsfeld transit camp.
(b) To the Bushwald transit camp.
(c) The Westerbork transit camp.
(d) To the Rathmann transit camp.

7. When did the French occupiers come to Germany after the war?
(a) July 5, 1945.
(b) April 2, 1945.
(c) June 2, 1945.
(d) September 2, 1945.

8. How many boys did Alfons Heck take charge of with his promotion to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?
(a) 40-60.
(b) 60-80.
(c) 150-190.
(d) 200-250.

9. For about how long did Helen and Siegfried stay with Mevouwtje and the others in her home?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

10. Who was to take Hitler's place as the leader of the Reich after Hitler's death?
(a) Karl Donitz.
(b) Heinrich Himmler.
(c) Paul Wolff.
(d) Reinhard Heydrich.

11. When did D-Day take place?
(a) June 6, 1944.
(b) April 13, 1943.
(c) July 20, 1944.
(d) May 10, 1940.

12. On what date in 1945 did German troops begin blowing up bridges across the Rhine for defense?
(a) April 30.
(b) October 2.
(c) March 5.
(d) May 3.

13. What were the three things that a German woman's life should be focused on, according to popular belief in the 1940s?
(a) Power, wealth, and business.
(b) Love, marriage, and the household.
(c) Church, children, and kitchen.
(d) Propriety, generosity, and kindness.

14. How many Bannfuhrers were there in Germany when Alfons was granted this title?
(a) 153.
(b) 534.
(c) 734.
(d) 223.

15. How many Jews did Jo Vis have under his care when he was arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau?
(a) 45.
(b) 13.
(c) 22.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Alfons Heck promote to be his second in command after he was promoted to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?

2. How old was Alfons when he was granted the title of Bannfuhrer?

3. Where did all the mothers with children go upon arriving at the camp, as described by Helen in Chapter 14?

4. What does the word "aschtung" mean in English?

5. To what concentration camp was Jo Vis sent after being caught for harboring an enemy of the Reich?

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