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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. Kratzau was the name that the Germans had given to what Czechoslovakina village?

2. Who is Germany's famous poet who wrote, "May God not give me what I am unable to carry" (190)?

3. How many Bannfuhrers were there in Germany when Alfons was granted this title?

4. On what date in 1945 did German troops begin blowing up bridges across the Rhine for defense?

5. What were the three things that a German woman's life should be focused on, according to popular belief in the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Helen manage to return to Amsterdam after the war?

2. When was the crematoria at Auschwitz destroyed? Why?

3. What was Operation Overlord and when was it launched?

4. With whom did Helen and Siegfried hide out in Haarlem? What was this arrangement like?

5. Who was Albert Speer and what was his position in the Nazi regime?

6. When and why did the Germans begin bombing the bridges over the Rhine?

7. What occurred on April 30, 1945? What did this mean for the war?

8. How is Helen's reunion with Doris described?

9. When did the Allies break through the German West Wall? What did this signify?

10. What happened to women with children upon arriving at Auschwitz? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What took place on D-Day? When was D-Day? How did this attack affect the German military and its operations?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Heinrich Himmler? What offices and roles did Himmler play in the Nazi regime? How did Himmler become involved with Nazi politics? What happened to Himmler after the war?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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