2. Over the course of the ensuing battles, what became clear to Alfons?
(a) Wittlich would not be conquered.
(b) They were going to lose.
(c) They were all going to die.
(d) They were going to win.

3. Alfons's friend Franz felt that Germany had more in common with the Americans and the British than with whom?
(a) The Bolsheviks.
(b) The French.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Italians.

4. What experience caused Alfons to grow sick?
(a) The Hitler Youth received their first rifles.
(b) He was deeply discouraged about the state of the war.
(c) He was told how civilian saboteurs would be executed.
(d) Two men and a woman were killed right in front of him.

5. When the Americans attacked, the first attack was simply an Allied probe, and a half an hour later, what happened?
(a) Alfons' men retreated.
(b) The Americans retreated.
(c) Two dozen fighter bombers flew over the trenches.
(d) Two fighter bombers flew over the trenches.

6. What news did Alfons hear on the radio?
(a) Hitler had committed suicide.
(b) Hitler had been murdered.
(c) Hitler had chosen Admiral Karl Doenitz to replace him.
(d) Hitler had stepped down.

7. What did Dr. Robert Ley communicate when he visited Alfons's men?
(a) It was time to go home.
(b) American tanks broke through the Westwall the previous night.
(c) Germany had lost the war.
(d) The men would have to push forward more aggressively at Westwall.

8. When some of the boys tried to desert the unit, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He let them go, because they were obviously not equipped to fight.
(b) He was patient, because he, too, was anxious about the war.
(c) He showed them no mercy, and killed them on the spot.
(d) He dealt harshly with them, despite their young age.

9. How many Americans lost their life in the conquest of Wittlich?
(a) 100.
(b) 2.
(c) Thousands.
(d) None.

10. When a soldier stopped Alfons to ask him a question, how did Alfons respond to him?
(a) In English.
(b) He refused to speak to him.
(c) In German.
(d) He surrendered to the soldier.

11. Once Alfons entered "real action," what was the goal of he and his fellow pilots?
(a) To get loads of weapons and supplies across enemy fire.
(b) To learn how to pinpoint land a plane for the first time.
(c) To get acquainted with their fellow pilots, because loyalty was important.
(d) To get a load of men across enemy fire and land them anywhere.

12. Who said that one day the Americans would realize they cooperated with the devil and chose the wrong side?
(a) Franz.
(b) Alfons' grandmother.
(c) Alfons.
(d) Hitler.

13. As Germany's fate became clear, how did Alfons feel about their defeat?
(a) He accepted it.
(b) He was deeply depressed and suicidal.
(c) He was in denial about it.
(d) He was still willing to die obediently.

14. What was the first thing Alfons needed to do when he arrived in Wittlich?
(a) Recruit more men.
(b) Discipline men who had been insubordinate.
(c) Train the newly drafted soldiers.
(d) Encourage the men in his unit.

15. Immediately following the war, how did Alfons feel about his allegiance to Hitler?
(a) He wanted to find Hitler and kill him.
(b) He was sad they lost the war, but felt no guilt about the millions of people who died.
(c) He didn't care that they lost the war.
(d) He developed tremendous guilt for the millions of people who died.