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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 many people who owned farms begin to love Hitler?
(a) They were generally very passive and obedient people.
(b) They gave in to the pressure they felt from the Nazis.
(c) They were afraid Hitler would take away their land if they didn't support him.
(d) They began to prosper when Hitler restricted foreign food imports.

2. Which of the following is true about Alfons's family?
(a) Alfons has a twin sister.
(b) Alfons has 2 brothers. One is older than Alfons, and one is younger.
(c) Alfons has a twin brother.
(d) Alfons is an only child.

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

4. After France fell, what did the farmers get to do?
(a) Apply for financial support until the labor shortage was remedied.
(b) Choose French prisoners of war for farmhands.
(c) Sell their farm for a substantial price.
(d) Complain directly to Hitler about the difficult labor shortage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler took advantage of what quality of the German people?

2. Which of the following statements best describes Alfons's leadership over his unit?

3. Who was flying when an American enemy aircraft came in on a bomber raid?

4. What did Manfred invite Alfons to do?

5. When the borders were reassigned, what were the men told to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the late 1930s, what did the German Jews understand would occur to their people as a result of Hitler's leadership?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what significant event occurred during one of Alfons's flights?

4. Describe Alfons's early days with the Flying Hitler Youth.

5. What was Alfons's relationship with Rabbit?

6. What was Alfons's relationship with Hanna?

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

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

9. Describe Alfons's duties following his attendance at a special weapons training camp.

10. What was the general attitude of the Hitler Youth, as described in Chapter 2?

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