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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Jews become increasingly emotional?
(a) They didn't have enough customers to keep their shops open.
(b) Their shops were taken over by Christians and their synagogue was desecrated.
(c) They were not allowed to worship in their synagogue.
(d) They developed severe illnesses.

2. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?
(a) They usually disregarded the air raid sirens.
(b) They stayed awake all night until they were sure they were safe.
(c) They panicked and started riots.
(d) They left town.

3. When the Allies landed at Normandy, who said they would finally have a chance to get at the elusive American enemy?
(a) Afons' grandmother.
(b) Goebbels.
(c) Uncle Gustav.
(d) Gert.

4. How did Alfons combat his growing desire to be with a woman?
(a) By confiding in his grandmother about it.
(b) He took on extra jobs in order to stay busy.
(c) By confiding in his friends about it.
(d) Through frequent prayer and the confessional.

5. Who sacrificed his life for a comrade?
(a) Sergeant Baum.
(b) Meister.
(c) Gert.
(d) Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?

2. Alfons's men were trained in what?

3. As the war began, the unease held by the German people disappeared with the success of what?

4. Why did many people who owned farms begin to love Hitler?

5. Who attacked many of Germany's big cities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Alfons was made Manfred's successor, what orders followed?

2. How did Alfons feel about the possibility of fighting in the war?

3. What influence did Alfons' teacher, Herr Becker, have on him at a young age?

4. What memories might a Hitler Youth have recalled following their experience at the Nuremburg Party Congress?

5. When the Allies landed at Normandy, how did the German people react?

6. How did Alfons handle his responsibilities as a unit leader?

7. Describe George, the farmhand.

8. What was Alfons's relationship with Rabbit?

9. How did Alfons feel when Gert was promoted a step ahead of him?

10. What was Alfons's relationship with Hanna?

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