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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with how many other women did Helen work at a factory in Kratzau?
(a) 900.
(b) 200.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 500.

2. When did the German officer leading the attack on the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw declare "Warsaw's Jewish district is no more" (100)?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) May 14, 1940.
(c) May 16, 1943.
(d) April 13, 1943.

3. Who did Alfons Heck promote to be his second in command after he was promoted to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?
(a) Roman Follman.
(b) Ernst von Rath.
(c) Reinhard Heydrich.
(d) Anton Blum.

4. Where was Alfons ordered to report in order to be sworn in as a Fahnrich with the Luftwaffe?
(a) Spang.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Kassel.

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

6. On what date did the exterminations at Auschwitz halt?
(a) April 13, 1943.
(b) November 28, 1944.
(c) July 20, 1944.
(d) October 22, 1942.

7. How many German soldiers came out when the Americans demanded their surrender in Wittlich?
(a) 54.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

8. What was the name of Alfons's dog that he took on a walk on Christmas Eve in 1944?
(a) Fonzi.
(b) Prinz.
(c) Bertie.
(d) Rudi.

9. On what date were the gates of the Kratzau camp opened, freeing the Jews?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) May 9, 1945.
(c) August 13, 1944.
(d) June 12, 1945.

10. When did Russian soldiers liberate the camp at Theresienstadt?
(a) May 8, 1945.
(b) April 13, 1945.
(c) May 16, 1945.
(d) December 18, 1945.

11. When did the Jews of the Warsaw ghetoo revolt against the Nazis?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) May 14, 1940.
(c) May 16, 1943.
(d) April 13, 1943.

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

13. What was Hitler's headquarters called?
(a) Dragon's Den.
(b) Wolf's Lair.
(c) Nachbach.
(d) Ground Zero.

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

15. How many boys did Alfons Heck take charge of with his promotion to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?
(a) 150-190.
(b) 60-80.
(c) 40-60.
(d) 200-250.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Helen's neighbor that reacted with outrage when she learned that Helen and Siegfried gave up Doris?

2. Where did all the mothers with children go upon arriving at the camp, as described by Helen in Chapter 14?

3. At what family's very small home did Helen and Siegfried hide out in Zaandam for over three months?

4. For how long was Alfons forced to work hard labor for the French military after the war?

5. Who stayed in Wittlich to burn all the papers of Bann 244 Wittlich?

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