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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. What did Guy Sajer do when he arrived at Bialystok?
(a) He was billeted at a training camp.
(b) He was sent on leave.
(c) He was assigned to a fighting unit.
(d) He was assigned as a cook.

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

3. What was Guy Sajer's unit part of?
(a) The 29th Rollbahn.
(b) The 9th Rollbahn.
(c) The 19th Rollbahn.
(d) The 19th Deutschland.

4. Where was Guy Sajer born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bern.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lyon.

5. Why did Guy choose Sajer as his pen name?
(a) It was his best friend's name.
(b) It was his dog's name.
(c) It was his mother's maiden name.
(d) He liked the sound of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Guy Sajer's father's country of origin?

2. What does Sajer say of Hals' physique?

3. What does Sajer say one soldier of his unit asked his parents to send him?

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

5. What does Guy say about the German language?

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