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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. How did Alfons spend Christmas in 1944?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) With his men.
(c) Alone.
(d) With his family.

2. Why did the Wehrmacht bomb the railroad bridge through Burg Strasse?
(a) To prevent German soldiers from deserting.
(b) They were enraged and paranoid.
(c) To distract and confuse the Allies.
(d) To stop the Allies from getting through.

3. Along the Eastern Front, how many Hitler Youth died?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) Thousands.

4. Near the end of Chapter 9, Luftwaffe pilots became so enraged that they did what?
(a) They engaged in a horrific firestorm in Dresden.
(b) Many of them killed themselves.
(c) They rammed Allied bombers.
(d) They deserted the Luftwaffe.

5. Who was the head of the German Labor Front?
(a) Alfons.
(b) Leiwitz.
(c) Albert Speer.
(d) Dr. Robert Ley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?

2. Who did Alfons realize probably saved his life?

3. Why does Alfons claim the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?

4. When some of the boys tried to desert the unit, how did Alfons respond?

5. What experience caused Alfons to grow sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Alfons's assignment following his orders to retreat from the Westwall?

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

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

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

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 happened to Alfons when the French arrived to occupy Germany?

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

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