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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When one of Alfons's men deserted, how did Alfons respond?
(a) Although he was authorized to shoot him, he didn't have the will to do so.
(b) He had pity on him.
(c) He pretended not to notice, because he didn't want to shoot him.
(d) He shot him.

3. What disappointing news did Alfons receive from Dr. Robert Ley?
(a) He was being fired, and sent home.
(b) He was being demoted.
(c) He would not be able to join the Luftwaffe.
(d) His Uncle Gustav was reported dead.

4. To whom did Alfons reveal that he was a German officer?
(a) Lieutenant English.
(b) Lieutenant Johns.
(c) Lieutenant Johnson.
(d) Lieutenant Smith.

5. 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 dealt harshly with them, despite their young age.
(d) He showed them no mercy, and killed them on the spot.

6. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?
(a) To split the alliance between America and Britain.
(b) To split America and Britain from the ultra-Marxist USSR.
(c) To stabilize the alliance between American, Britain and the USSR.
(d) To stabilize the Eastern front.

7. What did Leiwitz reveal to Alfons, which he could not believe?
(a) Every day they were killing tens of thousands of Jews in Poland and Russia.
(b) Alfons was no longer needed, and should go home.
(c) Hitler had died.
(d) Germany was losing the war.

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

9. What did Alfons do when over a dozen Sherman tanks arrived in Wittlich?
(a) He angrily stormed toward the tanks, demanding they leave Wittlich.
(b) He successfully escaped.
(c) He changed into a pair of coveralls, and buried his Luftwaffe uniform.
(d) Wearing his Luftwaffe uniform, he left the house prepared to die for Germany.

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

11. Which of the following people did not survive the War?
(a) Gert.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Uncle Franz.
(d) Uncle Gustav.

12. When Alfons was taken to a high position on the Westwall, what was he told?
(a) Hitler had died.
(b) They could not stop the Allies at Westwall.
(c) They were in danger of losing the war, but victory was still possible.
(d) They had lost the war.

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

14. When Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler, what did he tell them?
(a) The Hitler Youth had dissapointed him.
(b) Germany had lost the war.
(c) The Hitler Youth were the last chance for Germany to win the war.
(d) The Hitler Youth were his purest creation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In September of 1944, what order followed the "people's storm"?

2. Which of the following points of view was not shared by Alfons at the end of the book?

3. Who eventually occupied Germany and arrested Alfons?

4. Upon reflection, how did Alfons believe he would have responded, had his eyes been opened to the Holocaust sooner?

5. Why did Alfons's Aunt burn his uniform and other items that might suggest he was a Hitler Youth?

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