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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the memorial Yad Vashem established?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1919.

2. How old was Alfons Heck when Hitler came to power in 1933?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

3. On what date did the Nazis invade the Soviet Union?
(a) October 6, 1939.
(b) June 22, 1941.
(c) December 7, 1941.
(d) December 18, 1940.

4. What was the Red Baron's name?
(a) Manfred von Richthofen.
(b) Anton Blum.
(c) Paul Wolff.
(d) Heinrich Himmler.

5. Who owned the shoe store that was a major target during the night of broken glass in Wittlich?
(a) Reinhard Heydrich.
(b) Anton Blum.
(c) Ernst von Rath.
(d) Paul Wolff.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Nazis invade Poland?

2. What was the name of Alfons Heck's twin brother?

3. What SS official planned and staged the attack on Poland?

4. What does the word "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?

5. About how many miles apart are Frankfurt and Wittlich?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the SS? When was it formed? What were its objectives?

2. How did World War I influence the breakout of World War II?

3. Who was Ab Reusink and how did he help Helen and Siegfried?

4. What was the Hitler Youth? Why was it important?

5. How did Helen's family gain entrance into the United States? When did this occur?

6. How old was Alfons Heck when he joined the Hitler Youth? How did he feel about the organization?

7. When did England and France join into the war? Why?

8. Who was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and what role did he play in World War II?

9. What were Alfons's perceptions of Auschwitz after the Jews in Wittlich were taken away?

10. Why did Alfons believe the years between 1942 and 1944 were the best of his life?

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