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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. Along the Eastern Front, what did many men do to avoid being caught alive?

2. What did Leiwitz encourage Alfons not to do?

3. Why did the American soldiers become suspicious?

4. When Alfons was taken to a high position on the Westwall, what was he told?

5. Who did Alfons realize probably saved his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Alfons finally discovered as a German officer?

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

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

5. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?

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

7. Who was Monika Mohn, and what did she say to Alfons?

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

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

10. Explain Alfons's encounter with a major, whose name he could not remember, but who probably saved his life.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Alfons's time as a member of the Hitler Youth, there were various people who helped Alfons along, or in some way strongly influenced his success, opportunity and motivation. Identify a minimum of three people who influenced Alfons's career, and explain the influence each person had on Alfons's life.

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

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?

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