2. Once Alfons entered "real action," what was the goal of he and his fellow pilots?
(a) To learn how to pinpoint land a plane for the first time.
(b) To get acquainted with their fellow pilots, because loyalty was important.
(c) To get a load of men across enemy fire and land them anywhere.
(d) To get loads of weapons and supplies across enemy fire.

3. With whom did Alfons reunite at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) His parents.
(b) Monika Mohn.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His Uncle Gustav.

4. Along the Eastern Front, how many Hitler Youth died?
(a) Thousands.
(b) 100.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) 10.

5. Why did the Wehrmacht bomb the railroad bridge through Burg Strasse?
(a) To distract and confuse the Allies.
(b) To stop the Allies from getting through.
(c) To prevent German soldiers from deserting.
(d) They were enraged and paranoid.

6. Why was Alfons's grandmother in distress?
(a) Alfons was not helping his family rebuild.
(b) She didn't know the fate of her sons.
(c) She had lost everything.
(d) Alfons didn't seem to realize the consequences of following Hitler.

7. What did Alfons later learn about Leiwitz?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He survived the war, and eventually moved to America.
(c) He was shot by the Gestapo for being anti-Nazi.
(d) He was shot by the Allies.

8. How did Alfons spend Christmas in 1944?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) Alone.
(c) With his men.
(d) With his family.

9. At the end of the War, what were the Soviets known for?
(a) Not physically abusing their prisoners.
(b) Committing insane brutalities against German refugees.
(c) Killing very few German refugees.
(d) Treating prisoners with great dignity.

10. Upon reflection, how did Alfons believe he would have responded, had his eyes been opened to the Holocaust sooner?
(a) He would have been sick every night, and unable to fight.
(b) He would never have been loyal to Hitler.
(c) He would have left the Hitler Youth.
(d) It would not have affected his loyalty to Hitler.

11. Who was Lammers?
(a) The commander of all units in the region who died following the Royal Air Force attacks.
(b) An assistant to Alfons, injured when the Royal Air Force attacked.
(c) Afons' classmate in the Gymnasium who was injured when the Royal Air Force attacked.
(d) Alfons' good friend in the Hitler Youth, killed when the Royal Air Force attacked.

12. If a man deserted the unit, what action was Alfons authorized to take?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Send them home.
(c) Call the Gestapo to handle it.
(d) Send them to punishment camps.

13. What news did Alfons hear on the radio?
(a) Hitler had chosen Admiral Karl Doenitz to replace him.
(b) Hitler had stepped down.
(c) Hitler had committed suicide.
(d) Hitler had been murdered.

14. What did Alfons do when over a dozen Sherman tanks arrived in Wittlich?
(a) Wearing his Luftwaffe uniform, he left the house prepared to die for Germany.
(b) He successfully escaped.
(c) He angrily stormed toward the tanks, demanding they leave Wittlich.
(d) He changed into a pair of coveralls, and buried his Luftwaffe uniform.

15. Which of the following points of view was not shared by Alfons at the end of the book?
(a) The Germans allowed children to be deceived and delivered them to Hitler.
(b) The Germans were cowards and brutes.
(c) The Germans deserve to be forgiven for their brutality.
(d) It is devastating that a civilized, humane people became indifferent to brutality.