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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 did Alfons realize probably saved his life?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 10, to where did Alfons return?

3. If soldiers surrendered to the Americans, what could they expect?

4. Which of the following was not part of the sentence Alfons received from the French?

5. At the end of the War, what were the Soviets known for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Germany's attitude toward the war by late 1944, when many people felt they should not continue to fight.

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

7. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In "Child of Hitler," Alfons referenced the "Geneva Convention" when referring to the way the Americans treat their prisoners of war. What is the Geneva Convention? Explain what it is, and why it was developed. Do you believe the Geneva Convention was a positive agreement?

Essay Topic 3

Following a meeting on the Westwall with Albert Speer, Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler. Hitler told them the Hitler Youth were his "purest creation." What did Hitler mean by this? How do you think his comment impacted the Hitler Youth leaders?

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