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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - Russia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sajer's unit ordered to proceed after a one day rest at Kharkov?
(a) Prague.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Voronezh.

2. What did Sajer feel about the older driver he was with in the convoy?
(a) He was optimistic.
(b) He was defeatist.
(c) He was wise.
(d) He was quite.

3. Who did Guy Sajer transfer to the infantry with?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother, Louis.
(d) Others who failed Luftwaffe training.

4. What was Guy Sajer's mother's country of origin?
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

5. What did the icy road turn into during the German retreat from the Don river?
(a) Grassland.
(b) Dry road.
(c) Thick rivers of mud.
(d) Impassable rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Guy associate himself with according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

2. What did the soldiers complain about concerning their trip from Bialystok?

3. What was Guy Sajer's unit part of?

4. What was inside the train heading west Sajer mentions in Part 1 Chapter 1?

5. What does Sajer say one man on his unit did during the first two weeks on the front line?

(see the answer key)

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