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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 - To The West.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the 60,000 soldiers that participated in the counter thrust Sajer mentions in Part 2 Chapter 6 were Hitlerjugend?
(a) Half of them.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. What was inside the train heading west Sajer mentions in Part 1 Chapter 1?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Russian prisoners.
(c) Jews.
(d) Wounded German soldiers.

3. What does Sajer say soldiers were suffering from in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The lack of food.
(b) The lack of ammunition.
(c) The cold.
(d) The heat.

4. Who did Sajer meet on the train which would bring him to the east for his training in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) Olheinten.
(b) Lensen and Hals.
(c) Hals and Westerben.
(d) Werseiter.

5. How long of a leave was granted to Sajer after his stay at the hospital near Vinnitsa?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 20 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sajer say was suspicious to the military police officers who interrogated him?

2. How many Russian soldiers did Sajer note 28,000 Germans were able to successfully fight?

3. What did Sajer's unit do in Minsk through Christmas?

4. How long did it take Sajer to extract himself from the dirt after being buried alive by an explosion?

5. How does Sajer say the military police saw the soldiers coming from the other side of the Dnieper?

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