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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 - The Gross Deutschland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sajer see some men do during the first two weeks on the front line?
(a) Asked for leave.
(b) Went insane.
(c) Surrendered to the Russians.
(d) Deserted.

2. What did the icy road turn into during the German retreat from the Don river?
(a) Thick rivers of mud.
(b) Impassable rivers.
(c) Grassland.
(d) Dry road.

3. How many Russian soldiers did Sajer note 28,000 Germans were able to successfully fight?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 600,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 900,000.

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

5. What did the occupants of the train Sajer saw heading west in Part 1 Chapter 1 use to deflect the wind from their train car?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) The door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the German Army retreat to after leaving the Don River?

2. What did Sajer's unit use to ferry supplies to the front line?

3. What did Sajer find perplexing after frequently being under artillery fire?

4. What was the name of the camp that Sajer trained at in Part 2 Chapter 5?

5. What river is south of Voronezh according to Part 1 Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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