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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Alfons combat his growing desire to be with a woman?
(a) He took on extra jobs in order to stay busy.
(b) By confiding in his friends about it.
(c) By confiding in his grandmother about it.
(d) Through frequent prayer and the confessional.

2. When Alfons said goodbye to Frau Ermann, how did she respond to him?
(a) She spit on his face.
(b) She told him he was a terrible man.
(c) She hissed at him to leave.
(d) She said she understood, and still cared about him.

3. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?
(a) Alfons' classmates became excited and eager to experience war.
(b) Alfons' classmates became anxious about the possibility of war.
(c) The Gymnasium became a place of disorder.
(d) Over half of Alfons's classmates were killed before they reached the age of 18.

4. Which statement accurately summarizes Chapter 1 of the book?
(a) Alfons Heck shared about his family and the outcome of World War II.
(b) Alfons Heck shared about his family, his hometown, and the start of World War II.
(c) Alfons Heck shared about his family, his hometown, and the rise of Hitler in the 1930s.
(d) Alfons Heck shared about his hometown and the start of World War II.

5. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?
(a) They respected one another's loyalty to their own country.
(b) They strongly disliked one another.
(c) Alfons believed the farmhand was disloyal, and reported him.
(d) Alfons didn't believe the farmhand was a very good worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Herr Becker claim as the reason for Kristallnacht?

2. Who was Hanna?

3. Which of the following statements about the commander, Winkler, is false?

4. Which of the following people were allowed to join the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth's junior branch?

5. By whom was Alfons primarily raised?

(see the answer key)

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