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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bridge did Sajer say he crossed for the last time at the end of the Prologue?
(a) A wood bridge.
(b) A railroad bridge.
(c) A steel bridge.
(d) A stone bridge.

2. What were the soldiers in Guy Sajer's unit ordered to do after boarding a train during their trip from Bialystok?
(a) Clean tanks.
(b) Stand watch in the weather.
(c) Study tactical data.
(d) Rest.

3. Where did the German Army retreat to after leaving the Don River?
(a) Dantzig.
(b) Kerti.
(c) Kharkov.
(d) Warsaw.

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

5. How many of the 60,000 soldiers that participated in the counter thrust Sajer mentions in Part 2 Chapter 6 were Hitlerjugend?
(a) Half of them.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 10,000.

6. What did Sajer say of the training in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) It was mainly hand to hand combat training.
(b) It was easy to skip.
(c) It was exhausting.
(d) It was simple.

7. Which of Sajer's friends was part of his assault group in Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) Morvan.
(b) Lensen.
(c) Hals.
(d) Uterbeick.

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

9. What was Guy Sajer's real name?
(a) Guy Mouminoux.
(b) Guy Mouteux.
(c) Guy Dra.
(d) Guy Hals.

10. Who did Sajer meet on the train which would bring him to the east for his training in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) Lensen and Hals.
(b) Hals and Westerben.
(c) Werseiter.
(d) Olheinten.

11. Where was Sajer's unit ordered to proceed after a one day rest at Kharkov?
(a) Voronezh.
(b) Prague.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Berlin.

12. When did Guy Sajer arrive in Chemnitz?
(a) June 18, 1942.
(b) July 18, 1943.
(c) July 18, 1942.
(d) July 16, 1942.

13. How many of Sajer's assault group were still alive after the first day of battle in Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) 10 out of 15.
(b) 8 out of 15.
(c) 6 out of 14.
(d) 2 out of 15.

14. Who did Guy Sajer started training with in Chemnitz?
(a) The German Navy.
(b) The Paratrooper.
(c) The Luftwaffe.
(d) The Tank Crop.

15. What river is south of Voronezh according to Part 1 Chapter 2?
(a) The Don River.
(b) The Rhone.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Dnieper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sajer notice survived the battle despite a wound and a broken arm in Part 2 Chapter 6?

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

3. Who won the knife fight Sajer mentioned happening during the German counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?

4. What does Sajer say he didn't know in Part 2 Chapter 4?

5. Who did Guy associate himself with according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

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