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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 2 Royal Air Force Spitfires attacked German supply vehicles, how many Hitler Youth boys died?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

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

3. When the Americans attacked, the first attack was simply an Allied probe, and a half an hour later, what happened?
(a) Alfons' men retreated.
(b) Two fighter bombers flew over the trenches.
(c) The Americans retreated.
(d) Two dozen fighter bombers flew over the trenches.

4. Which of the following points of view was not shared by Alfons at the end of the book?
(a) The Germans deserve to be forgiven for their brutality.
(b) The Germans were cowards and brutes.
(c) The Germans allowed children to be deceived and delivered them to Hitler.
(d) It is devastating that a civilized, humane people became indifferent to brutality.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?

4. Who did Alfons realize probably saved his life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happened when over half of the People's Army disappeared?

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

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