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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Wehrmacht bomb the railroad bridge through Burg Strasse?
(a) To prevent German soldiers from deserting.
(b) To distract and confuse the Allies.
(c) They were enraged and paranoid.
(d) To stop the Allies from getting through.

2. Which of the following points of view was not shared by Alfons at the end of the book?
(a) It is devastating that a civilized, humane people became indifferent to brutality.
(b) The Germans allowed children to be deceived and delivered them to Hitler.
(c) The Germans were cowards and brutes.
(d) The Germans deserve to be forgiven for their brutality.

3. Along the Eastern Front, what did many men do to avoid being caught alive?
(a) They faked their deaths.
(b) They retreated.
(c) They committed suicide.
(d) They surrendered.

4. 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) Two dozen fighter bombers flew over the trenches.
(c) The Americans retreated.
(d) Two fighter bombers flew over the trenches.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what significant event happened in Alfons's life?
(a) His grandmother died.
(b) He was reunited with an old friend.
(c) He was demoted due to poor leadership.
(d) He was promoted to Bannfuhrer.

6. To where was Alfons sent, instead of to a P.O.W. camp?
(a) Hamburg, to serve as an interpreter.
(b) Home.
(c) To the Eastern front.
(d) To a field hospital to serve as an interpreter.

7. Along the Eastern Front, how many Hitler Youth died?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) 10.
(c) Thousands.
(d) 100.

8. If soldiers surrendered to the Americans, what could they expect?
(a) To be brutally tortured.
(b) To be killed.
(c) To stay alive.
(d) To be released quickly.

9. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?
(a) Many of the Americans were just as brave as the Germans.
(b) Most of the Americans were not as brave as the Germans.
(c) The Americans response to German action was easily matched.
(d) The Americans were not very humane.

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

11. Who did Alfons realize probably saved his life?
(a) A Luftwaffe major.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) The Americans.
(d) His men.

12. At the end of the War, what were the Soviets known for?
(a) Treating prisoners with great dignity.
(b) Not physically abusing their prisoners.
(c) Committing insane brutalities against German refugees.
(d) Killing very few German refugees.

13. With whom did Alfons reunite at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Monika Mohn.
(b) His parents.
(c) His Uncle Gustav.
(d) His grandmother.

14. Once Alfons entered "real action," what was the goal of he and his fellow pilots?
(a) To get a load of men across enemy fire and land them anywhere.
(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 loads of weapons and supplies across enemy fire.

15. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?
(a) Alfons was once again passed over for the Luftwaffe.
(b) The Luftwaffe finally claimed Alfons.
(c) 400 German planes were destroyed.
(d) Most of Alfons' men were killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leiwitz encourage Alfons not to do?

2. What did Alfons do when over a dozen Sherman tanks arrived in Wittlich?

3. When it was announced that Alfons and a group of Nazis would be executed, how did Alfons respond?

4. As Germany's fate became clear, how did Alfons feel about their defeat?

5. Which of the following people did not survive the War?

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