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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What occurred on Kristallnacht?
2. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who was promoted to second in command of the Flying Hitler Youth?
4. In Chapter 4, Alfons had his first doubts about what?
5. In the winter of 1943, what was the condition of Germany?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were the Nazis successful in singling out the Jews?
2. What was Alfons's relationship with Rabbit?
3. In Chapter 5, what significant event occurred during one of Alfons's flights?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, how did Alfons describe the mindset of the Germans, with regard to war?
5. How did Alfons describe Germany's attitude toward the United States when they first entered into war with them?
6. In Chapter 4, what experiences did Alfons and Gert share together in the Flying Hitler Youth?
7. In the late 1930s, what did the German Jews understand would occur to their people as a result of Hitler's leadership?
8. What did Alfons recall about Kristallnacht?
9. What was the general attitude of the Hitler Youth, as described in Chapter 2?
10. What memories might a Hitler Youth have recalled following their experience at the Nuremburg Party Congress?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Child of Hitler," Alfons Heck shared his personal experience as a leader in the Hitler Youth. Compare Alfons's perception of the Nazi empire while he was a member of the Hitler Youth with his perception many years later after the War. How did his point of view change, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Alfons described the boundaries that the Hitler Youth abided by when it came to women. Why did the Hitler Youth maintain these boundaries? What do you think would have happened if Alfons had fallen in love with Hanna, the farmhand? What choices would he have had to make, and how would these choices have influenced his future?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think Alfons Heck wanted to emphasize with the title of the book, "Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika?" What does this title automatically suggest about Alfons's personal reflections later in life?
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