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

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

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

4. What was done with Adolf Hitler's body after his death?

5. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Colonel Count von Stauffenberg and why were his actions important?

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

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

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

6. What were Alfons's perceptions of the Holocaust immediately after the end of the war?

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

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

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

10. How is the Kratzau camp described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Righteous Gentiles and how did they help the Jews during World War II? Who are examples of Righteous Gentiles in the text? What did they do to assist Helen and Siegfried?

Essay Topic 2

What led to France and England entering into World War II? When did these countries' militaries become actively engaged in fighting? What were their objectives in entering the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Angel of Death. Who was this individual? Why did he have this nickname? What were his roles in the Holocaust?

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