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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the borders were reassigned, what were the men told to do?
(a) Dig a trench.
(b) Train up to 14 hours per day.
(c) Go home, because they were no longer needed.
(d) Wait patiently for further instruction.

2. What did Manfred invite Alfons to do?
(a) Join him in leaving Germany in search of a more peaceful life.
(b) Join him in the chance to train as a combat pilot with the Flying Hitler Youth.
(c) Train with him to become a flight mechanic.
(d) Train with him to become a deputy.

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

4. What other name did Alfons reference for the National Socialist German Workers Party Congress?
(a) Hitler's "high court."
(b) Hitler's "worker's congress."
(c) The Nazi "worker's mass."
(d) The Nazi "high mass."

5. Which of the following was true about the Hitler Youth?
(a) They were not allowed to participate in the Nuremburg Party Congress.
(b) They were not eager to hear Hitler speak at the Nuremburg Party Congress.
(c) They were the most fanatical Nazi organization.
(d) They were frightened by Hitler and unsure of his rule over Germany.

6. At what age did basic training begin for membership in the army of the Third Reich?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

7. Where was the enemy when Paris fell on August 25th?
(a) A mere 300 kilometers west, 45 minutes flying time.
(b) A mere 100 kilometers west, 20 minutes flying time.
(c) 1000 kilometers west, allowing for sufficient time to prepare.
(d) Headed in another direction.

8. Which of the following statements was true in 1942?
(a) The Natzi's were beginning to lose their power.
(b) Erwin Rommel won the battle of El Alamein.
(c) Erwin Rommel successfully entered Egypt.
(d) Erwin Rommel lost the battle of El Alamein.

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

10. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?
(a) They believed they don't deserve to experience love or gratification.
(b) They wanted strong men not in love with anything but war and conquest.
(c) They were taught that love is a wrong emotion.
(d) They wanted men who were willing to sacrifice all of their personal interests.

11. Who was flying when an American enemy aircraft came in on a bomber raid?
(a) Alfons.
(b) Gert.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Winkler.

12. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?
(a) When they served mass.
(b) When Hitler encouraged them to respect their elders.
(c) When Hitler assigned them to land service.
(d) When Hitler made them march for hours at a time.

13. Alfons was ordered to the Westwall, and his duties included all of the following, except what?
(a) Maintaining strict discipline with his men.
(b) Freeing regular troops for front line duty.
(c) Manning anti-aircraft batteries.
(d) Serving as an assistant to Roman.

14. Which of the following statements about Hitler's stance on the Jews is false?
(a) Although Hitler was obsessed with the Jews for many years, eventually he reversed his stance.
(b) Hitler believed the Germanic-Nordic race was superior to the Jews.
(c) Hitler's obsession with the Jews lasted until his final breath.
(d) Many people believed Hitler would moderate his stance when he came to power.

15. Which of the following statements about Alfons's family's farmhand is false?
(a) He was a great worker.
(b) He was a Parisian baker.
(c) He was a fiercely loyal Frenchman.
(d) He was not a loyal Frenchman.

Short Answer Questions

1. After France fell, what did the farmers get to do?

2. What occurred on Kristallnacht?

3. After a month passed, how did the men begin to feel?

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

5. Which of the following statements about Hanna is false?

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