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

2. What town did the men now have to defend?
(a) Trier.
(b) Oberhausen.
(c) Ruhr.
(d) Wittlich.

3. Why did many people think the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?
(a) To defend themselves.
(b) They wanted to destroy as many Americans as possible.
(c) They deceived themselves into thinking they could win.
(d) It was an effort to renew their energy and optimism.

4. When Alfons was invited to a top-secret location by the SS Leadership, which of the following did he not see there?
(a) New gliders.
(b) A platoon of SS soldiers with submachine guns.
(c) A locomotive full of anti-aircraft guns.
(d) Other Hitler Youth leaders.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, to where did Alfons return?
(a) The Westwall.
(b) The Eastern Front.
(c) The Luftwaffe.
(d) Wittlich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfons later learn about Leiwitz?

2. What did Leiwitz reveal to Alfons, which he could not believe?

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

4. When Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler, what did he tell them?

5. When Alfons was taken to a high position on the Westwall, what was he told?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what promotion did Alfons receive, and why?

2. What occurred while Alfons was with his family for Christmas?

3. How did Alfons describe the sentence he received, and the work orders from the French?

4. Alfons's men were not enthusiastic about their new orders, but what were the repercussions if they deserted their unit?

5. What was the purpose of Dr. Robert Ley's visit?

6. Describe Germany's attitude toward the war by late 1944, when many people felt they should not continue to fight.

7. What did Franz believe about the Bolsheviks, the Americans, and the British?

8. Describe the difference between how Alfons felt about Germany during the Hitler years,and how he felt about those same experiences many years later?

9. What was the difference between the way the Americans treated prisoners of war, and the way they were treated along the Eastern front?

10. How did the Americans discover that Alfons could speak English, and what was their reaction to this information?

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