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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. Where did Alfons Heck and his Hitler Youth boys take up residence in Remisch?

2. For how long was Alfons forced to work hard labor for the French military after the war?

3. What was the name of Jo Vis's wife?

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

5. Who was the large Hungarian woman that was the KAPO of Helen's barrack at Kratzau?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Josef Mengele and what was his role in the Holocaust?

3. Who led the revolt in the Warsaw ghetto? When did this take place?

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

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

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

7. What was Operation Overlord and when was it launched?

8. What is the equivalent of a Bahnfuhrer in the U.S. military? What did being appointed this position mean for Alfons?

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

10. How were the Jews treated upon arriving at Auschwitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reactions and perceptions of the Jews as they faced more and more persecution in Germany and in Europe. Why do you think the Jewish people did not fight against this persecution? On what occasions did they fight back? What happened on this occasions?

Essay Topic 2

How did the German people justify the Nazi concentration camps? Do you think they were aware of the genocide taking place in the camps? Why or why not? Give specific examples in your response.

Essay Topic 3

How are the themes of brainwashing and propaganda explored in Parallel Journeys? Who was susceptible to brainwashing and propaganda? How did the Nazis use fear to control the people?

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