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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. How many people died in the Christmas Eve air attack on Wittlich in 1944?

2. Where was Alfons Heck's brother relocated on June 11, 1943?

3. At what family's very small home did Helen and Siegfried hide out in Zaandam for over three months?

4. How many boys was Alfons Heck in charge of when he was promoted to the rank of Unterbannfuhrer?

5. How many German children were relocated to safer areas of the Reich under the KLV program?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Rabbit and how did Alfons come to know him?

4. What led to the evacuation of German children to remote areas of Germany in 1943?

5. What did Helen do when she was liberated from Kratzau?

6. How were the Jews treated upon arriving at Auschwitz?

7. What was the Volkssturm? What were its strengths and weaknesses?

8. When did the Battle of the Bulge take place? Why was this battle important to the war?

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

10. When was Alfons appointed Gefolgschaftsfuhrer? What did this mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Alfons rise in the ranks among the Hitler Youth? How was he affected by the brainwashing of this organization? To what office did he rise and at what age? What were his responsibilities in this position?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Adolf Eichmann. What was his role in the Nazi regime? How was he a key figure in the Holocaust? What happened to Adolf Eichmann after the war?

Essay Topic 3

How did the German people justify the Nazi concentration camps? Do you think they were aware of the genocide taking place in the camps? Why or why not? Give specific examples in your response.

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