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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 have left the Hitler Youth.
(c) It would not have affected his loyalty to Hitler.
(d) He would never have been loyal to Hitler.

2. Whom did Alfons greet when he arrived in Wittlich?
(a) His brother, Rudi.
(b) His grandmother and Aunt Maria.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His grandmother and Uncle Gustav.

3. When one of Alfons's men deserted, how did Alfons respond?
(a) He pretended not to notice, because he didn't want to shoot him.
(b) He had pity on him.
(c) He shot him.
(d) Although he was authorized to shoot him, he didn't have the will to do so.

4. Who was the Minister of Armaments and Ammunitions?
(a) Gert.
(b) Albert Speer.
(c) Lammers.
(d) Alfons Heck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler refused his commanders' pleas to fall back, and when they finally prevailed, what had happened?

2. How many Americans lost their life in the conquest of Wittlich?

3. Why does Alfons claim the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?

4. Why did Alfons's Aunt burn his uniform and other items that might suggest he was a Hitler Youth?

5. What did Alfons later learn about Leiwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Alfons finally discovered as a German officer?

2. Explain Alfons's encounter with a major, whose name he could not remember, but who probably saved his life.

3. What was Alfons's assignment following his orders to retreat from the Westwall?

4. Initially following the war, describe Alfons's feelings about the outcome of the war, his allegiance to Hitler, and the millions of people who were killed.

5. What was the significance of Alfons's conversations with Leiwitz?

6. Describe the difference between how Alfons felt about Germany during the Hitler years,and how he felt about those same experiences many years later?

7. Alfons's men were not enthusiastic about their new orders, but what were the repercussions if they deserted their unit?

8. What was the difference between the way the Americans treated prisoners of war, and the way they were treated along the Eastern front?

9. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?

10. How did the Americans discover that Alfons could speak English, and what was their reaction to this information?

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