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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. When did Hitler order the West Wall to be built?

2. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

3. Who was Doris's foster mother for the three years while Helen was captured?

4. Where was Juro's and daughter sent after apprehension when returning to Amsterdam?

5. Who did Alfons Heck promote to be his second in command after he was promoted to the position of Gefolgschaftsfuher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the Kratzau camp described?

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

6. How was Alfons treated by the French when they arrived to occupy Germany?

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

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

9. Who was Josef Mengele and what was his role in the Holocaust?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the backstory of Alfons Heck. Where was he born? Who raised him? How did he become involved in the Hitler Youth?

Essay Topic 2

What happened to Helen and Siegfried after they were arrested by the Gestapo and sent east? Where did they arrive first? Where were they split up? What were the conditions of these camps?

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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