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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 homes were totally destroyed in Wittlich during the air attack on Christmas Eve, 1944?

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

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

4. What was Hitler's headquarters called?

5. How many of the 140,000 Jews living in Holland went into hiding after the Germans invaded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Alfons treated by the Americans when they arrived in Wittlich?

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

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

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

5. How is the Kratzau camp described?

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Heinrich Himmler? What offices and roles did Himmler play in the Nazi regime? How did Himmler become involved with Nazi politics? What happened to Himmler after the war?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the backstory of Helen Waterford. Where was she born and raised? When and why did she move to Amsterdam? What was her life like there prior to Holland's defeat by the Nazis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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