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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfons's grandmother applied to get their farmhand out of prison camp, and he was released under what restriction?
(a) He could not travel further than two miles from the city.
(b) He had to be loyal to Germany.
(c) He could not speak french.
(d) He had to work very hard, to their satisfaction, daily.

2. Which statement accurately summarizes Chapter 1 of the book?
(a) Alfons Heck shared about his family and the outcome of World War II.
(b) Alfons Heck shared about his hometown and the start of World War II.
(c) Alfons Heck shared about his family, his hometown, and the start of World War II.
(d) Alfons Heck shared about his family, his hometown, and the rise of Hitler in the 1930s.

3. After numerous flights, how did Alfons feel?
(a) He loved flying and wanted to work hard for the first time in his life.
(b) He felt like it was too much work, and wanted to be a flight mechanic instead.
(c) He felt that he should quit and become a priest instead.
(d) He felt like he was too young, and not ready to be flying.

4. In what way did Alfons's elementary school teacher, Herr Becker, deliberately discriminate against the Jews in his classroom?
(a) He made them wash the floors.
(b) He ignored them.
(c) He did not allow them to eat their lunch.
(d) He made them sit in the corner.

5. Which of the following statements about Alfons and Gert's relationship is false?
(a) Alfons and Gert earned the effective rank of army master sergeant.
(b) Alfons and Gert got promoted and put in charge of 50 boys.
(c) Gert and Alfons were classmates in the Gymnasium.
(d) Gert and Alfons did not get along very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?

2. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?

3. Which of the following is not a memory Alfons holds from his childhood?

4. Why did many people who owned farms begin to love Hitler?

5. By whom was Alfons primarily raised?

(see the answer key)

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