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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. For about how long did Helen and Siegfried stay with Mevouwtje and the others in her home?

2. For how long was Alfons forced to work hard labor for the French military after the war?

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

4. Who sacrificed himself on the field at Camp Wengerohr to save Rabbit?

5. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the equivalent of a Bahnfuhrer in the U.S. military? What did being appointed this position mean for Alfons?

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

5. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

6. What was the aftermath of the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto?

7. How is the Kratzau camp described?

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

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

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

Discuss the reactions and perceptions of the Jews as they faced more and more persecution in Germany and in Europe. Why do you think the Jewish people did not fight against this persecution? On what occasions did they fight back? What happened on this occasions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the German military tactics in the war. What does "Blitzkrieg" refer to and how was this employed by the Nazi military? What were the military's objectives? How did they go about meeting those objectives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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