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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Guy Sajer go after leaving Chemnitz prior to his arrival in Bialystok?
(a) Warsaw and Bonn.
(b) Berlin and Bonn.
(c) Warsaw and Marki.
(d) Dresden and Warsaw.

3. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?
(a) The quality of the uniforms.
(b) The quality of their weapons.
(c) Minor inconveniences of supply and scheduling.
(d) The food.

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

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

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

7. Where was Guy Sajer born?
(a) Bern.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lyon.

8. What does Sajer say happened to a man who refused to train in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) He was publicly executed.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He was sent home.
(d) He was sent to the eastern front.

9. What did Sajer do during the week and a half he spent in Berlin?
(a) Read German literature.
(b) Courted Paula.
(c) Trained.
(d) Rested.

10. Who does Sajer say was promoted to Sergeant in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) Himself.
(b) Wersten.
(c) Holensen.
(d) Lensen.

11. How many Russian soldiers did the 60,000 strong German counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6 face?
(a) 700,000 to 800,000.
(b) 100,000 to 200,000.
(c) 800,000 to 900,000.
(d) 400,000 to 600,000.

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

13. What was the name of the village Sajer reached after his truck ran out of gas?
(a) Untoz.
(b) Tottez.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Outcheni.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Sajer meet on the train which would bring him to the east for his training in Part 2 Chapter 5?

2. What did the soldiers complain about concerning their trip from Bialystok?

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

4. What was Guy Sajer's mother's country of origin?

5. Who did Sajer meet while contacting Ernest Neubach's parents in Berlin?

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