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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. Which of the following was true of Alfons's men?
2. Which of the following statements about Monika Mohn is false?
3. If a man deserted the unit, what action was Alfons authorized to take?
4. What was the first thing Alfons needed to do when he arrived in Wittlich?
5. What town did the men now have to defend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Alfons when the French arrived to occupy Germany?
2. What was the significance of Alfons's conversations with Leiwitz?
3. What did Hitler mean when he told the Hitler Youth leaders that the Hitler Youth was his "purest creation"?
4. When Alfons arrived home, what measures were taken to ensure the Americans wouldn't know he was an officer?
5. What did Franz believe about the Bolsheviks, the Americans, and the British?
6. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what promotion did Alfons receive, and why?
7. Describe the difference between how Alfons felt about Germany during the Hitler years,and how he felt about those same experiences many years later?
8. What happened when over half of the People's Army disappeared?
9. Describe Germany's attitude toward the war by late 1944, when many people felt they should not continue to fight.
10. How did the Americans discover that Alfons could speak English, and what was their reaction to this information?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think Alfons Heck wanted to emphasize with the title of the book, "Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika?" What does this title automatically suggest about Alfons's personal reflections later in life?
Essay Topic 2
At just ten years old, Alfons attended the Nuremburg Party Congress. He described his personal experience as well as the general experience for any Hitler Youth in attendance. What was their emotional response to the event? How did this event influence the likelihood they would continue their devotion to Hitler? What key messages did Hitler deliver in his memorable speech?
Essay Topic 3
Alfons's grandmother played a significant role in his life through her love, guidance, and personal example. Describe their relationship, citing specific examples from the book. In what ways did Alfons value his grandmother's guidance, and in what ways did he choose his own direction?
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