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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sajer's unit do in Minsk through Christmas?
(a) Guarded supply depots.
(b) Repaired tanks.
(c) Rested.
(d) Prepared defensive positions.

2. What were Sajer and his unit assigned to in Pillau?
(a) Helping civilians and preparing defensive positions.
(b) Execution squad.
(c) Prisoner interrogations.
(d) Lookout duty.

3. What was Guy Sajer's mother's country of origin?
(a) Italy.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. What does Sajer say happened to some soldiers after meeting with the military police Part 4, Chapter 10?
(a) They were stripped of their rank.
(b) They were labeled as spies.
(c) They were sent to the other side of the Dnieper.
(d) They were executed.

5. What continued to stun Sajer at the end of Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) The lack of food.
(b) The lack of ammunition.
(c) The violence and horror of combat.
(d) The lack of competent commanding officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Sajer to cross the Dnieper?

2. What does Sajer say the Dnieper River did not have?

3. Who did Guy Sajer transfer to the infantry with?

4. What does Sajer say the disaster the Gross Deutschland faced in Konotop foresaw?

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

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