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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Erwin Rommel popularly known as?

2. How many Jews did Helen Waterford say lived in her hometown of Frankfurt before the Kritallnacht?

3. Who owned the shoe store that was a major target during the night of broken glass in Wittlich?

4. What crop did Alfons Heck's family produce in the farm near Wittlich?

5. Who ordered the expansion of the Auschwitz death camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Germany attack Holland? How did this play out?

4. Who was Adolf Eichmann and what was his role in the Third Reich?

5. What were Helen and Siegfried's lives like in Amsterdam during the time before the Nazis invaded?

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

7. What does Blitzkrieg mean and how does it apply to Germany's efforts in the war?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the themes of brainwashing and propaganda explored in Parallel Journeys? Who was susceptible to brainwashing and propaganda? How did the Nazis use fear to control the people?

Essay Topic 2

What was Kristallnacht? What events led up to this occasion? How many Jews were killed during Kristallnacht? How many Jewish buildings and businesses were destroyed?

Essay Topic 3

Where was Auschwitz located? What was the purpose of this camp complex? When was it erected and developed? How many Jews died at Auschwitz?

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