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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. Who was the nice looking officer who inspected Helen when she arrived at the concentration camp in Chapter 14?

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

3. For what magazine did Margaret Bourke-White work when she went to cover the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps?

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

5. Who did Hitler marry before his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

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

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

8. Who led the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto? When did this take place?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Germany's relations with Russia prior to and during World War II. What agreements did Germany have with Russia? How were those agreements broken? What was the war front like between these countries?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Herman Goring and what was his position in the Nazi regime? What actions did Goring take during the Third Reich? What happened to Goring 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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