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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the soldiers in Guy Sajer's unit ordered to do after boarding a train during their trip from Bialystok?
(a) Clean tanks.
(b) Study tactical data.
(c) Rest.
(d) Stand watch in the weather.

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

3. What was the name of the village Sajer reached after his truck ran out of gas?
(a) Untoz.
(b) Outcheni.
(c) Tottez.
(d) Warsaw.

4. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?
(a) It was a transport unit.
(b) It was an infantry unit.
(c) It was a repair unit.
(d) It was a tank unit.

5. How many trucks did Sajer's small detachment drive from Minsk to Kiev a few days after Christmas 1942?
(a) 15 trucks.
(b) 29 trucks.
(c) 25 trucks.
(d) 20 trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other recruits did Guy Sajer befriend according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

2. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

3. Who did guy Sajer travel with who spoke French?

4. Where did Guy Sajer go after leaving Chemnitz prior to his arrival in Bialystok?

5. When was Guy Sajer born?

(see the answer key)

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