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

2. Who was Hanna?
(a) The 18-year-old sister of his good friend.
(b) An 18-year-old farmhand, hired by Alfons's grandmother.
(c) An 18-year-old girl who Alfons' met through a friend.
(d) An 18-year-old girl in the Hitler Youth.

3. Alfons arrived at training camp, and after a short time was forced to do what?
(a) Quit, because he isn't very skilled at flying.
(b) Go home, because his grandmother spoke to the Bannfuhrer in Berlin.
(c) Pretend that he knew what he was doing, even though he felt inadequate for the job.
(d) Fly on the wings of a glider with other men.

4. By the summer of 1940, why did Alfons doubt that he would be fortunate enough to fight in the war?
(a) There was a labor shortage due to the war, and Alfons needed to work on his grandmother's farm.
(b) His grandmother was very ill and he needed to be by her side.
(c) Only France remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.
(d) Only England remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.

5. After a month passed, how did the men begin to feel?
(a) Bored.
(b) Homesick.
(c) Angry.
(d) Ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unlike Hitler, the German people were not eager to go to war for what reason?

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

3. Why did the Allied bombings never shake the morale of the German people?

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

5. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Gerrman masses understand about the "Final Solution"?

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

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

4. What do you think most German people would have predicted about the war at this time? Were they confident or anxious?

5. In the winter of 1943, where was Uncle Gustav, and what was his involvement in the war?

6. What was Alfons's relationship with Rabbit?

7. What happened when an American enemy aircraft attacked while Rabbit was flying?

8. When Hitler attacked Poland, how did the German people feel about the possibility of war?

9. At only 16 years old, what had Alfons already achieved?

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

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