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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Alfons Heck sent to Spang?
(a) To contact Heinrich Himmler.
(b) To defend radar equipment.
(c) To defend a nuclear missile.
(d) To defend an air base.

2. On what date did Hitler's final, all-out attack on U.S. troops take place in the Ardennes Forest of Luxembourg?
(a) December 15, 1944.
(b) April 13, 1943.
(c) July 20, 1944.
(d) October 22, 1942.

3. How many German children became orphans as a result of World War II?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 1 million.

4. What does the word "aschtung" mean in English?
(a) Right.
(b) Halt.
(c) Attack.
(d) Attention.

5. How many people were killed by the bomb that Colonel Count von Stauffenberg planted in Hitler's headquarters?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 43.
(d) 4.

6. Where was Alfons Heck's brother relocated on June 11, 1943?
(a) The Carpathian Mountains.
(b) The Caucasus Mountains.
(c) The Tatra Mountains.
(d) The Ural Mountains.

7. How old was Alfons Heck when he earned his "C" status?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

8. What number was tattooed on Helen's left forearm at the camp?
(a) A25254.
(b) B46325.
(c) A6345.
(d) C35632.

9. What was the name of Jo Vis's wife?
(a) Marie.
(b) Helga.
(c) Agaat.
(d) Roberta.

10. What book did Kurt Vonnegut write about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the American air raids?
(a) Slaughterhouse Five.
(b) Player Piano.
(c) Breakfast of Champions.
(d) Cat's Cradle.

11. Who was Alfons's commandant as he prepared to test for the "C" rating?
(a) Sturmbannfuher Himmler.
(b) Sturmbannfuher Winkler.
(c) Sturmbannfuher Einmann.
(d) Sturmbannfuher Haas.

12. How many days leave was Alfons Heck granted after fulfilling his orders in Spang?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. How many apartments were there in the ghetto of Warsaw after the Nazis overtook Poland in 1939?
(a) 27,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 32,000.
(d) 10,000.

14. Where was author Kurt Vonnegut held as a prisoner of war during WWII?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Kassel.
(d) Frankfurt.

15. Where did Alfons Heck and his Hitler Youth boys take up residence in Remisch?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A Catholic church.
(c) A youth center.
(d) A nun's school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours did Helen work at the factory in Kratzau?

2. How many aircraft did the Germans lose as a result of the German air raid on New Year's Day, 1945?

3. Who was the nice looking officer who inspected Helen when she arrived at the concentration camp in Chapter 14?

4. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

5. Who sacrificed himself on the field at Camp Wengerohr to save Rabbit?

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