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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. In what city was Helen Waterford born?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Offenbach.
(c) Munich.
(d) Berlin.

2. When did World War I end?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1916.

3. What does "Sieg Heil" translate to in English?
(a) Hail to God.
(b) Hail to the Chief.
(c) Hail to the Fatherland.
(d) Hail to Victory.

4. Where was Helen Waterford's father from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Lithuania.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

5. How many men did Erwin Rommel lose to death, injury, or disappearance when they were defeated by the British in early 1942?
(a) 43,000.
(b) 38,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 16,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Red Baron's name?

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

3. How many boys was Alfons Heck to oversee as Sharfuhrer when he was promoted to this position?

4. When was the night of broken glass (Kristallnacht)?

5. How old did Hitler turn on his birthday in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What led to Siegfried losing his job? What were his circumstances like after this?

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

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

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

8. How was Heinrich Himmler involved in Kristallnacht?

9. What was the Flieger Hitlerjugend? How was Alfons involved with this organization?

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

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