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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 did Sajer learn when they arrived in Kharkov?
(a) Stalingrad had fallen.
(b) Moscow had fallen.
(c) His father died.
(d) The Allies landed in France.

2. Where was Von Paulus as Sajer was finishing his training?
(a) In France.
(b) In North Africa.
(c) Near Moscow.
(d) In the Volga.

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

4. What part of the Don River did the German army hold according to Sajer in Part 1 Chapter 2?
(a) The south bank.
(b) The north bank.
(c) The west bank.
(d) The east bank.

5. What did Sajer find perplexing after frequently being under artillery fire?
(a) The military doctors humor.
(b) Russian tactics.
(c) The German tactics.
(d) The sarcasm of combat veterans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?

2. When was Guy Sajer born?

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

4. Why were Sajer, Lensen, and Hals reprimanded by Laus?

5. What did Sajer feel about the older driver he was with in the convoy?

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