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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alfons said goodbye to Frau Ermann, how did she respond to him?
(a) She hissed at him to leave.
(b) She said she understood, and still cared about him.
(c) She spit on his face.
(d) She told him he was a terrible man.

2. What did Alfons believe was his first and most important duty?
(a) Total submission to Hitler's rule and Germany's welfare.
(b) Total submission to the Jewish leaders in Wittlich.
(c) To submit to the authority of his teacher, Herr Becker.
(d) To respect his grandmother and help her on the farm.

3. Which of the following statements was true about Alfons's grandmother at the start of the war?
(a) She accepted and began to revere Hitler.
(b) She requested a lot of help from Alfons on the farm.
(c) She became very ill.
(d) She refused to participate in reverence for anything but the mass.

4. Why did Alfons say his parents were impressed by Hitler?
(a) His rule brought full employment and economic order.
(b) He influenced their son to want to be a Hitler Youth.
(c) He was very inclusive, and treated all Germans equally.
(d) He made them extremely wealthy.

5. Unlike Hitler, the German people were not eager to go to war for what reason?
(a) They remembered the terrible slaughter of World War I.
(b) They didn't think the country was properly trained or equipped for war.
(c) They were afraid they would lose Hitler as their leader.
(d) They wanted to be a peaceful nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people were allowed to join the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth's junior branch?

2. Alfons quickly moved up the ranks, from the lowest class A to class B. What responsibility did he earn?

3. Why did the Jews become increasingly emotional?

4. Which of the following statements about Alfons and Gert's relationship is false?

5. Which statement accurately summarizes Chapter 1 of the book?

(see the answer key)

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