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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Preface and Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Guy Sajer train in Chemnitz?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 24 months.

2. What does Guy say about the German language?
(a) He didn't understand it.
(b) He liked it.
(c) He wasn't able to learn it.
(d) He had trouble speaking it fluently.

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

4. When was Guy Sajer born?
(a) January 13, 1927.
(b) January 13, 1925.
(c) January 13, 1924.
(d) January 13, 1923.

5. Where did Guy Sajer go after leaving Chemnitz prior to his arrival in Bialystok?
(a) Warsaw and Marki.
(b) Warsaw and Bonn.
(c) Berlin and Bonn.
(d) Dresden and Warsaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days of supplies were issued to Sajer and his group before Sajer left the training camp?

2. Why did Guy choose Sajer as his pen name?

3. What type of bridge did Sajer say he crossed for the last time at the end of the Prologue?

4. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

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

(see the answer key)

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