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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 does Sajer say one soldier of his unit asked his parents to send him?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

2. Who did Sajer drive with during the Don retreat?
(a) Ernst Lensen.
(b) Tomas Holenbach.
(c) Don Hals.
(d) Ernst Neubach.

3. How many days of supplies were issued to Sajer and his group before Sajer left the training camp?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

4. Who was the leader of the unit Guy Sajer was assigned to?
(a) Feldwebel Heints.
(b) Feldwebel Laus.
(c) Feldwebel Westein.
(d) Feldwebel Robber.

5. What type of building was Sajer's training camp at?
(a) A Romanian manor.
(b) A Polish castle.
(c) A Ukrainian castle.
(d) A French farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the icy road turn into during the German retreat from the Don river?

2. What was the name of the village Sajer reached after his truck ran out of gas?

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

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

5. What did the German army do to forestall the Russian army according to Sajer?

(see the answer key)

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