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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfons arrived at training camp, and after a short time was forced to do what?
(a) Go home, because his grandmother spoke to the Bannfuhrer in Berlin.
(b) Fly on the wings of a glider with other men.
(c) Quit, because he isn't very skilled at flying.
(d) Pretend that he knew what he was doing, even though he felt inadequate for the job.

2. Who sacrificed his life for a comrade?
(a) Gert.
(b) Sergeant Baum.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Meister.

3. Alfons quickly moved up the ranks, from the lowest class A to class B. What responsibility did he earn?
(a) He could fly any glider he chose.
(b) He automatically got to bypass the next rank, class C.
(c) He no longer had to endure test flights.
(d) He was now in charge of fifteen of his peers.

4. What occurred on Kristallnacht?
(a) The SA and SS smashed the windows of Jewish businesses and stormed Jewish synagogues.
(b) The concentration camps began.
(c) The police intervened when young Natzis destroyed Jewish businesses.
(d) Hitler declared that Jews must close their businesses.

5. Alfons was assigned to a new camp where his flying time was limited due to what?
(a) There were not enough gliders for all 60 men.
(b) Steady rain.
(c) He was considered too low in rank.
(d) He became ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1770, where did Alfons's family emigrate from?

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

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

4. Where was the entire 6th Army decimated?

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

(see the answer key)

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