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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. With whom did Alfons develop a friendly competition to move up in the ranks?
(a) Manfred.
(b) Gert.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Rabbit.

2. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?
(a) The Gymnasium became a place of disorder.
(b) Alfons' classmates became anxious about the possibility of war.
(c) Alfons' classmates became excited and eager to experience war.
(d) Over half of Alfons's classmates were killed before they reached the age of 18.

3. What was one complaint of Catholic parents with regard to the Hitler Youth?
(a) Senior Hitler Youth leaders mocked religion.
(b) The Hitler Youth were not very educated.
(c) Senior Hitler Youth leaders did not respect their elders.
(d) The Hitler Youth were not very obedient.

4. What did Alfons believe was his first and most important duty?
(a) Total submission to Hitler's rule and Germany's welfare.
(b) To submit to the authority of his teacher, Herr Becker.
(c) Total submission to the Jewish leaders in Wittlich.
(d) To respect his grandmother and help her on the farm.

5. By 1938, which of the following statements about the Gestapo was false?
(a) No one respected the Gestapo, and therefore it was not effective.
(b) It was all-powerful.
(c) People obeyed and complied with the Gestapo.
(d) It could not be controlled by the regular judicial system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfons's men were trained in what?

2. In the winter of 1943, which of the following statements about Uncle Gustav was true?

3. By the summer of 1940, why did Alfons doubt that he would be fortunate enough to fight in the war?

4. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the 1930s, how did children perceive the Hitler Youth?

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

4. Describe George, the farmhand.

5. In Chapter 4, what did Alfons share about the Hitler Youth's perception of women and their interest in intimate relationships with women?

6. In Chapter 5, what did Alfons recall about the American and British attacks on Germany?

7. Who was Major General Adolf Galland, and what did he say to the future Luftwaffe pilots?

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

9. In Chapter 4, what experiences did Alfons and Gert share together in the Flying Hitler Youth?

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

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