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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. Why did Alfons's Aunt burn his uniform and other items that might suggest he was a Hitler Youth?
(a) So that other Hitler Youth would not come there to hide out.
(b) She wais ashamed of Alfons' involvement in Germany's defeat.
(c) She was angry, and did not want to remember Germany's losses.
(d) So the Americans would not know he was a German officer.

2. What news did Alfons hear on the radio?
(a) Hitler had chosen Admiral Karl Doenitz to replace him.
(b) Hitler had been murdered.
(c) Hitler had stepped down.
(d) Hitler had committed suicide.

3. Which of the following statements about the People's Army is false?
(a) They were in chaos, and did not have instructions on where to regroup.
(b) Over half of them had disappeared through desertion or incompetence.
(c) They were short on weapons.
(d) They were exceptionally focused and very aggressive.

4. Why did the American soldiers become suspicious?
(a) They had been in Wittlich for a month and hadn't met a single Nazi.
(b) There were not very many people left in Wittlich.
(c) They found Natzi uniforms buried around Wittlich.
(d) The people of Wittlich were obedient to their orders.

5. What did Alfons begin to feel about Americans?
(a) He admired them.
(b) He deeply resented them.
(c) He didn't trust them.
(d) He wanted to be just like them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What experience caused Alfons to grow sick?

4. With whom did Alfons reunite at the end of Chapter 11?

5. Over the course of the ensuing battles, what became clear to Alfons?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Initially following the war, describe Alfons's feelings about the outcome of the war, his allegiance to Hitler, and the millions of people who were killed.

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

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

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

6. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?

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

8. When the Soviet offensive broke loose along the Eastern front and Warsaw fell, what were the effects felt by the German soldiers?

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

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

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