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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 - The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who did Guy associate himself with according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?
(a) With outcasts.
(b) With German loving people.
(c) With German speaking people.
(d) With French speaking people.

5. What does Sajer say soldiers were suffering from in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) The lack of food.
(b) The heat.
(c) The lack of ammunition.
(d) The cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Guy Sajer do in 1942?

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

3. What happened to the Russian prisoners after the counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?

4. What does Sajer say happened to a man who refused to train in Part 2 Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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