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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. On what date did Hitler's final, all-out attack on U.S. troops take place in the Ardennes Forest of Luxembourg?
(a) October 22, 1942.
(b) July 20, 1944.
(c) April 13, 1943.
(d) December 15, 1944.

2. How many German children became orphans as a result of World War II?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1 million.

3. Along with how many other women did Helen work at a factory in Kratzau?
(a) 200.
(b) 900.
(c) 500.
(d) 2,000.

4. How many of the 140,000 Jews living in Holland went into hiding after the Germans invaded?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000.

5. How many Jews did Jo Vis have under his care when he was arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau?
(a) 60.
(b) 22.
(c) 45.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date in 1945 did German troops begin blowing up bridges across the Rhine for defense?

2. What book did Kurt Vonnegut write about his experiences as a prisoner of war and the American air raids?

3. To what concentration camp was Jo Vis sent after being caught for harboring an enemy of the Reich?

4. What was the West Wall known to Americans as?

5. How many days leave was Alfons Heck granted after fulfilling his orders in Spang?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Alfons treated by the Americans when they arrived in Wittlich?

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

4. With whom did Helen and Siegfried hide out in Haarlem? What was this arrangement like?

5. What did Helen do when she was liberated from Kratzau?

6. What led to the evacuation of German children to remote areas of Germany in 1943?

7. How was Alfons treated by the French when they arrived to occupy Germany?

8. Who was Albert Speer and what was his position in the Nazi regime?

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

10. Who was Colonel Count von Stauffenberg and why were his actions important?

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