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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. What occurred as a result of the Battle of the Bulge?
(a) 400 German planes were destroyed.
(b) Most of Alfons' men were killed.
(c) Alfons was once again passed over for the Luftwaffe.
(d) The Luftwaffe finally claimed Alfons.

2. At the end of the War, what were the Soviets known for?
(a) Committing insane brutalities against German refugees.
(b) Not physically abusing their prisoners.
(c) Treating prisoners with great dignity.
(d) Killing very few German refugees.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what significant event happened in Alfons's life?
(a) His grandmother died.
(b) He was demoted due to poor leadership.
(c) He was reunited with an old friend.
(d) He was promoted to Bannfuhrer.

4. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?
(a) To stabilize the alliance between American, Britain and the USSR.
(b) To split the alliance between America and Britain.
(c) To stabilize the Eastern front.
(d) To split America and Britain from the ultra-Marxist USSR.

5. Once Alfons entered "real action," what was the goal of he and his fellow pilots?
(a) To learn how to pinpoint land a plane for the first time.
(b) To get loads of weapons and supplies across enemy fire.
(c) To get a load of men across enemy fire and land them anywhere.
(d) To get acquainted with their fellow pilots, because loyalty was important.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 10, to where did Alfons return?

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

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

5. Which of the following people did not survive the War?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How was Alfons finally discovered as a German officer?

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

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