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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 many German children became orphans as a result of World War II?

2. On what date did the exterminations at Auschwitz halt?

3. For what magazine did Margaret Bourke-White work when she went to cover the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps?

4. Approximately how many sets of twins did the Angel of Death perform experiments on at the camp?

5. How old was Alfons Heck when he earned his "C" status?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When was Alfons appointed Gefolgschaftsfuhrer? What did this mean?

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

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

6. When was the crematoria at Auschwitz destroyed? Why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What took place on D-Day? When was D-Day? How did this attack affect the German military and its operations?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Angel of Death. Who was this individual? Why did he have this nickname? What were his roles in the Holocaust?

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