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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. Which of the following people did not survive the War?
(a) Gert.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Uncle Franz.
(d) Uncle Gustav.

2. Whom did Alfons greet when he arrived in Wittlich?
(a) His brother, Rudi.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His grandmother and Aunt Maria.
(d) His grandmother and Uncle Gustav.

3. What task was given to Alfons by the Americans?
(a) Teach them how to speak German.
(b) Find any remaining Hitler Youth and bring them out of hiding.
(c) Read American instructions to his townspeople in Germany.
(d) Wash their clothes and dishes.

4. 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 a load of men across enemy fire and land them anywhere.
(c) To get loads of weapons and supplies across enemy fire.
(d) To get acquainted with their fellow pilots, because loyalty was important.

5. 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 America and Britain from the ultra-Marxist USSR.
(c) To split the alliance between America and Britain.
(d) To stabilize the Eastern front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following points of view was not shared by Alfons at the end of the book?

2. Who was the Minister of Armaments and Ammunitions?

3. Near the end of Chapter 9, Luftwaffe pilots became so enraged that they did what?

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

5. When it was announced that Alfons and a group of Nazis would be executed, how did Alfons respond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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