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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 a soldier stopped Alfons to ask him a question, how did Alfons respond to him?
(a) In German.
(b) He surrendered to the soldier.
(c) In English.
(d) He refused to speak to him.

2. With whom did Alfons reunite at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Monika Mohn.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His Uncle Gustav.
(d) His parents.

3. When it was announced that Alfons and a group of Nazis would be executed, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He was angry and tried to escape.
(b) He accepted his death sentence because he felt he deserved it.
(c) He was enraged and now felt like one of Hitler's victims.
(d) He became indifferent because he was tired of fighting.

4. If soldiers surrendered to the Americans, what could they expect?
(a) To be brutally tortured.
(b) To be released quickly.
(c) To be killed.
(d) To stay alive.

5. When the head of the German Labor Front arrived to do an inspection, how did he respond to Alfons?
(a) He gave him an Iron Cross II.
(b) He completely ignored him.
(c) He delivered harsh criticism.
(d) He complimented him on his leadership.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Alfons greet when he arrived in Wittlich?

2. To whom did Alfons reveal that he was a German officer?

3. If a man deserted the unit, what action was Alfons authorized to take?

4. Why was Alfons's grandmother in distress?

5. What significant event in the life of Alfons's family occurred on Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hitler mean when he told the Hitler Youth leaders that the Hitler Youth was his "purest creation"?

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

3. What did Alfons share about his departing words with Leiwitz?

4. What was the significance of Alfons's conversations with Leiwitz?

5. When did Alfons meet Hitler and observe that he looked older and frail?

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

7. What happened to Alfons when the French arrived to occupy Germany?

8. Who was Monika Mohn, and what did she say to Alfons?

9. When Alfons arrived home, what measures were taken to ensure the Americans wouldn't know he was an officer?

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

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