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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was killed during the first firefight Sajer witnessed?
(a) A few German soldiers.
(b) A few civilians.
(c) A few Russian partisans.
(d) Sajer's best friend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Russian soldiers did Sajer note 28,000 Germans were able to successfully fight?

2. What did Sajer's unit do in Minsk through Christmas?

3. What does Sajer say soldiers were suffering from in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What does Guy Sajer say of the additional training he received in his unit?

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

(see the answer key)

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