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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. How old was Doris when Helen and Siegfried decided to go into hiding and to send her away?
2. Where did Helen Waterford's parents travel to marry?
3. When did Holland surrended to the Nazis?
4. Who owned the shoe store that was a major target during the night of broken glass in Wittlich?
5. What does "sitzkrieg" translate to in English?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Blitzkrieg mean and how does it apply to Germany's efforts in the war?
2. What led to Siegfried losing his job? What were his circumstances like after this?
3. What was the Flieger Hitlerjugend? How was Alfons involved with this organization?
4. When did England and France join into the war? Why?
5. What were Alfons's perceptions of Auschwitz after the Jews in Wittlich were taken away?
6. How did Helen's family gain entrance into the United States? When did this occur?
7. What was the Hitler Youth? Why was it important?
8. What did the fortune teller tell Helen? How did her premonition play out?
9. What signaled the beginning of World War II? When and where did this attack occur?
10. What happened to Helen Waterford's family during the time of Kristallnacht?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Adolf Eichmann. What was his role in the Nazi regime? How was he a key figure in the Holocaust? What happened to Adolf Eichmann after the war?
Essay Topic 2
How did Alfons rise in the ranks among the Hitler Youth? How was he affected by the brainwashing of this organization? To what office did he rise and at what age? What were his responsibilities in this position?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the backstory of Helen Waterford. Where was she born and raised? When and why did she move to Amsterdam? What was her life like there prior to Holland's defeat by the Nazis?
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