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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is true about Alfons's family?
(a) Alfons is an only child.
(b) Alfons has a twin sister.
(c) Alfons has 2 brothers. One is older than Alfons, and one is younger.
(d) Alfons has a twin brother.

2. In Germany in the 1930s, which of the following statements was false?
(a) Hitler's obsession with the Jews lasted until his final breath.
(b) Wittlich became a garrison town, which brought the town prosperity, and ended unemployment.
(c) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930s Germany was not a place of promise.
(d) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930's Germany seemed like a place of promise.

3. For Alfons, the Hitler Youth rallies of the summer were a nice break from what activity?
(a) Studying.
(b) Training for the army.
(c) Working on his grandmother's farm.
(d) Working in a local store.

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

5. Which of the following people was not a member of Alfons's family?
(a) Maria.
(b) Gustav.
(c) George.
(d) Franz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Alfons's family's farmhand?

2. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?

3. Why was Alfons's grandmother furious when he was ordered to report to the glider camp?

4. How old was Alfons when he passed the exam to become an officer cadet of the Luftwaffe?

5. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?

(see the answer key)

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