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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. Who sacrificed his life for a comrade?

2. At the end of the 1938 Nuremburg Party Congress, Hitler delivered a speech that had what outcome?

3. During the Easter vacation of 1944, what was Alfons ordered to do?

4. Which statement accurately summarizes Chapter 1 of the book?

5. Alfons's men were trained in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the 1930s, how did children perceive the Hitler Youth?

2. In Chapter 4, what experiences did Alfons and Gert share together in the Flying Hitler Youth?

3. In Chapter 1, what did Alfons share about his family?

4. What was the general attitude of the Hitler Youth, as described in Chapter 2?

5. When Hitler attacked Poland, how did the German people feel about the possibility of war?

6. Describe George, the farmhand.

7. Describe Alfons's early days with the Flying Hitler Youth.

8. What was Alfons's relationship with Hanna?

9. Who was Major General Adolf Galland, and what did he say to the future Luftwaffe pilots?

10. In Chapter 5, what did Alfons recall about the American and British attacks on Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although he was very young, Alfons remembered the day in 1936 when Nazi troops marched into Wittlich, and the citizens cheered. Hitler was there, also. What was significant about this day for the people of Wittlich? How do you think this event impacted Alfons personally?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

While Alfons continued training for the Luftwaffe, he assumed many responsibilities as a leader of hundreds of men and women, and he was expected to maintain strict discipline with his units. What must it have been like for Alfons to assume such a high level of responsibility at only 16 years old? Describe the differences between what was expected of a 16 year old in Germany during World War II, and what is generally expected of a 16 year old today in the United States.

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