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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. On what date was Poland defeated by Nazi Germany?
(a) October 6, 1939.
(b) September 3, 1939.
(c) May 14, 1940.
(d) June 14, 1940.

2. How many Nazi soldiers fighting in the Russian campaign came home of the 300,000 sent?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

3. From where did the Heck family move to Germany?
(a) Austria.
(b) England.
(c) Finland.
(d) France.

4. When was the night of broken glass (Kristallnacht)?
(a) November 9, 1938.
(b) October 1, 1938.
(c) September 1, 1939.
(d) September 3, 1939.

5. When was the Luftwaffe established?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did World War I end?

2. When did Holland surrended to the Nazis?

3. When did Great Britain declare war on Nazi Germany?

4. What did Alfons Heck call his first Latin teacher?

5. How many men did Erwin Rommel lose to death, injury, or disappearance when they were defeated by the British in early 1942?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Helen Waterford's family during the time of Kristallnacht?

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

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

4. When did the Nazis invade Russia? How did this attack play out?

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

6. Who was Adolf Hitler? How and when did he come to power?

7. What agreements did Germany have with Russia in the late-1930s?

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

9. Where did Helen Waterford grow up? Why did she go to the Netherlands?

10. How did Helen and Siegfried manage to delay being taken by the Nazis in Amsterdam?

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