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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 news did Alfons hear on the radio?
2. If a man deserted the unit, what action was Alfons authorized to take?
3. Why did the American soldiers become suspicious?
4. What did Alfons learn from fighting the Americans?
5. When a soldier stopped Alfons to ask him a question, how did Alfons respond to him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Alfons's men were not enthusiastic about their new orders, but what were the repercussions if they deserted their unit?
2. 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.
3. What was the significance of Alfons's conversations with Leiwitz?
4. When the Soviet offensive broke loose along the Eastern front and Warsaw fell, what were the effects felt by the German soldiers?
5. How did Alfons describe the sentence he received, and the work orders from the French?
6. Explain Alfons's encounter with a major, whose name he could not remember, but who probably saved his life.
7. What did Franz believe about the Bolsheviks, the Americans, and the British?
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. How did the Americans discover that Alfons could speak English, and what was their reaction to this information?
10. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what promotion did Alfons receive, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alfons had an eye-opening conversation with Leiwitz. Describe their conversation. What event prompted their conversation? What harsh reality was brought to light for Alfons that day? Did this new information affect his loyalty to Hitler?
Essay Topic 2
Following a meeting on the Westwall with Albert Speer, Alfons and his fellow Hitler Youth leaders met Hitler. Hitler told them the Hitler Youth were his "purest creation." What did Hitler mean by this? How do you think his comment impacted the Hitler Youth leaders?
Essay Topic 3
Naturally, when the Americans entered the War, Alfons developed contempt for them because they stood in the way of Germany's victory. Over the years, both during the war and following Germany's defeat, Alfons had several encounters with Americans. Describe a minimum of three encounters that Alfons had with Americans and how those encounters influenced his perception of the Americans.
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