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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Alfons's happiest time in the Hitler Youth?
(a) When he was home with his grandmother.
(b) When he was ordered to report for flight duty.
(c) When he was manning anti-aircraft batteries.
(d) When he was training 10-man squads on the handling of special weapons.

2. Which of the following people were allowed to join the Jungvolk, the Hitler Youth's junior branch?
(a) Children under the age of six.
(b) Aryan children.
(c) Jewish children.
(d) Handicapped children.

3. Which of the following statements about Alfons's family's farmhand is false?
(a) He was not a loyal Frenchman.
(b) He was a fiercely loyal Frenchman.
(c) He was a Parisian baker.
(d) He was a great worker.

4. By 1938, which of the following statements about the Gestapo was false?
(a) People obeyed and complied with the Gestapo.
(b) It was all-powerful.
(c) It could not be controlled by the regular judicial system.
(d) No one respected the Gestapo, and therefore it was not effective.

5. By 1944, which of the following statements was true about Germany's point of view during the War?
(a) The Nazi empire was stronger than ever before.
(b) The United States forces had shrunk, and no one underestimated the Nazis.
(c) The Nazi empire had shrunk, and no one underestimated the United States.
(d) The Germans were not intimidated by the United States.

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

7. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?
(a) They hoped it would not be required that they join the Hitler Youth.
(b) They were eager to join the Hitler Youth, for its action and glamor.
(c) They were scared of Hitler and the Hitler Youth.
(d) They were not required to follow Hitler if they don't want to.

8. What occurred for Alfons, Gert, and Rabbit together?
(a) They were placed on the same flight team.
(b) They became very ill.
(c) They were deployed in the war.
(d) They were promoted.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who was promoted to second in command of the Flying Hitler Youth?
(a) Alfons.
(b) Winkler.
(c) Gert.
(d) Rabbit.

10. Which of the following statements about the perception of women in Germany during World War II is false?
(a) They were considered second-class citizens.
(b) The Hitler Youth were morally strict and did not engage with women.
(c) Hitler taught that women were mothers and guardians of the hearth.
(d) They were treated as equal to the men.

11. After a month passed, how did the men begin to feel?
(a) Bored.
(b) Ill.
(c) Homesick.
(d) Angry.

12. What did Manfred invite Alfons to do?
(a) Join him in leaving Germany in search of a more peaceful life.
(b) Train with him to become a deputy.
(c) Train with him to become a flight mechanic.
(d) Join him in the chance to train as a combat pilot with the Flying Hitler Youth.

13. Alfons was assigned to a new camp where his flying time was limited due to what?
(a) He was considered too low in rank.
(b) There were not enough gliders for all 60 men.
(c) Steady rain.
(d) He became ill.

14. Which of the following is true about Alfons's family?
(a) Alfons has a twin brother.
(b) Alfons has 2 brothers. One is older than Alfons, and one is younger.
(c) Alfons is an only child.
(d) Alfons has a twin sister.

15. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?
(a) They moved to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland, Oberhausen.
(b) They chose to become followers of Hitler.
(c) They were gassed at Auschwitz.
(d) They moved to the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the borders were reassigned, what were the men told to do?

2. What was the Gymnasium?

3. Which of the following people was not a member of Alfons's family?

4. Where was Alfons Heck born?

5. Unlike Hitler, the German people were not eager to go to war for what reason?

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