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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 did Alois do for a career?

2. Where did Hitler take a holiday after Christmas 1924?

3. Who helped Hitler with his project in prison?

4. What was the name of the newspaper purchased by Hitler's party?

5. What was the SA?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the small district of Lippe evidence that Hitler was gaining more power among the Germans?

2. How did Hitler's carefulness about his radical program pay off in 1928?

3. What kind of sentence did Hitler serve after his trial in Munich and how did it meet his hopes?

4. How did Hitler try to split the Bavarian leadership?

5. Why was HItler barred from public speaking after his trial?

6. What was Hitler's relationship with his roommate Kubizek?

7. What do readers learn in the beginning of the book about Hitler's interest in politics?

8. What was family life like growing up for Adolf?

9. Who were some of the early members of Hitler's Nazi Party?

10. What kind of reaction did Hitler get from the judge at his trial in Munich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Adolf's life with his roommate in Linz. What kind of success does one have other the other? How did this affect Adolf?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the acceptance of the public was important enough to Hitler for him to change his speeches? Example how he changes to be accepted by the public.

Essay Topic 3

How did Adolf Hitler's childhood affect and shape him later in life? Be sure to talk about his ancestry, his parents and schooling.

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