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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, The Aftermath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Alfons's grandmother furious when he was ordered to report to the glider camp?
(a) He was only 14 and too young.
(b) She thought he would be a better flight mechanic than a pilot.
(c) She needed his help on the farm.
(d) It was too far from his hometown.

2. Which of the following was not part of the sentence Alfons received from the French?
(a) Town restriction for 2 years.
(b) 2 years of hard labor.
(c) One month of hard labor.
(d) Expulsion from college.

3. Which of the following statements about the People's Army is false?
(a) They were short on weapons.
(b) They were in chaos, and did not have instructions on where to regroup.
(c) Over half of them had disappeared through desertion or incompetence.
(d) They were exceptionally focused and very aggressive.

4. When it was announced that Alfons and a group of Nazis would be executed, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He was enraged and now felt like one of Hitler's victims.
(b) He became indifferent because he was tired of fighting.
(c) He accepted his death sentence because he felt he deserved it.
(d) He was angry and tried to escape.

5. During the Easter vacation of 1944, what was Alfons ordered to do?
(a) Attend a special weapons training camp.
(b) Stay home until war conditions improved.
(c) Join an auxiliary unit to man anti-aircraft batteries.
(d) Join a Luftwaffe flight station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task was given to Alfons by the Americans?

2. Why did Alfons say his parents were impressed by Hitler?

3. In the fall of 1943, Alfons was promoted to administrative rank while what occurred for Gert?

4. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?

5. What was the Gymnasium?

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