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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 did Alfons do when over a dozen Sherman tanks arrived in Wittlich?
2. Once Alfons entered "real action," what was the goal of he and his fellow pilots?
3. Why did the Wehrmacht bomb the railroad bridge through Burg Strasse?
4. When 2 Royal Air Force Spitfires attacked German supply vehicles, how many Hitler Youth boys died?
5. Why did the American soldiers become suspicious?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the difference between how Alfons felt about Germany during the Hitler years,and how he felt about those same experiences many years later?
2. Explain Alfons's encounter with a major, whose name he could not remember, but who probably saved his life.
3. When did Alfons meet Hitler and observe that he looked older and frail?
4. What was Alfons's assignment following his orders to retreat from the Westwall?
5. What occurred while Alfons was with his family for Christmas?
6. What did Franz believe about the Bolsheviks, the Americans, and the British?
7. How was Alfons finally discovered as a German officer?
8. What happened to Alfons when the French arrived to occupy Germany?
9. When Alfons arrived home, what measures were taken to ensure the Americans wouldn't know he was an officer?
10. What was the significance of Alfons's conversations with Leiwitz?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alfons had an eye-opening conversation with Leiwitz. Describe their conversation. What event prompted their conversation? What harsh reality was brought to light for Alfons that day? Did this new information affect his loyalty to Hitler?
Essay Topic 2
One day while Rabbit was flying, an American enemy aircraft came in on a bombing raid. Sergeant Baum was also flying, and he distracted the American aircraft to save Rabbit. Rabbit was able to land safely, but Sergeant Baum died. How did Rabbit feel about Sergeant Baum's sacrifice? How do you think the experience might have influenced the way he lived his life from that point forward? Why do you think Sergeant Baum was willing to sacrifice himself for Rabbit? What characteristics did Sergeant Baum display in doing so?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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