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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. When in 1945 were all German teenage boys 15 and older ordered to the front lines?
(a) April 20.
(b) June 3.
(c) March 3.
(d) May 5.

2. Where did all the mothers with children go upon arriving at the camp, as described by Helen in Chapter 14?
(a) To the maternity ward.
(b) To the fields.
(c) To the family housing barracks.
(d) To the gas chambers.

3. Where was Alfons Heck's brother relocated on June 11, 1943?
(a) The Caucasus Mountains.
(b) The Ural Mountains.
(c) The Tatra Mountains.
(d) The Carpathian Mountains.

4. How many German children were relocated to safer areas of the Reich under the KLV program?
(a) Over 9 million.
(b) Over half a million.
(c) Over 2 million.
(d) Over 6 million.

5. What was the name of Alfons's dog that he took on a walk on Christmas Eve in 1944?
(a) Fonzi.
(b) Rudi.
(c) Prinz.
(d) Bertie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many homes were totally destroyed in Wittlich during the air attack on Christmas Eve, 1944?

2. Where was Alfons ordered to report in order to be sworn in as a Fahnrich with the Luftwaffe?

3. What was Hitler's final, all-out attack on U.S. troops in the Ardennes Forest called?

4. Where was Juro's and daughter sent after apprehension when returning to Amsterdam?

5. Who was Doris's foster mother for the three years while Helen was captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the aftermath of the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto?

2. Why was Alfons dispatched to Spang?

3. When did the Battle of the Bulge take place? Why was this battle important to the war?

4. What were Alfons's perceptions of the Holocaust immediately after the end of the war?

5. How is the Kratzau camp described?

6. What happened to women with children upon arriving at Auschwitz? Why?

7. What occurred on April 30, 1945? What did this mean for the war?

8. When did the Allies break through the German West Wall? What did this signify?

9. How is Helen's reunion with Doris described?

10. How did Helen manage to return to Amsterdam after the war?

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