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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. What task was given to Alfons by the Americans?

2. In September of 1944, what order followed the "people's storm"?

3. Who was the Minister of Armaments and Ammunitions?

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

5. What disappointing news did Alfons receive from Dr. Robert Ley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alfons share about his departing words with Leiwitz?

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

3. What did Hitler mean when he told the Hitler Youth leaders that the Hitler Youth was his "purest creation"?

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

5. When the Soviet offensive broke loose along the Eastern front and Warsaw fell, what were the effects felt by the German soldiers?

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. What did Franz believe about the Bolsheviks, the Americans, and the British?

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

9. Who was Monika Mohn, and what did she say to Alfons?

10. Describe Germany's attitude toward the war by late 1944, when many people felt they should not continue to fight.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Alfons continued training for the Luftwaffe, he assumed many responsibilities as a leader of hundreds of men and women, and he was expected to maintain strict discipline with his units. What must it have been like for Alfons to assume such a high level of responsibility at only 16 years old? Describe the differences between what was expected of a 16 year old in Germany during World War II, and what is generally expected of a 16 year old today in the United States.

Essay Topic 2

One day while Rabbit was flying, an American enemy aircraft came in on a bombing raid. Sergeant Baum was also flying, and he distracted the American aircraft to save Rabbit. Rabbit was able to land safely, but Sergeant Baum died. How did Rabbit feel about Sergeant Baum's sacrifice? How do you think the experience might have influenced the way he lived his life from that point forward? Why do you think Sergeant Baum was willing to sacrifice himself for Rabbit? What characteristics did Sergeant Baum display in doing so?

Essay Topic 3

After France fell in the War, Alfons's family received George, a French prisoner of war, to serve as their farmhand. Describe George's relationship with Alfons's family. How did Alfons feel about George? Compare George and Alfons.

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