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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sajer's unit use to ferry supplies to the front line?
(a) Russian carts.
(b) Their backs.
(c) Donkey carts.
(d) German tanks.

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

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

4. Where did Sajer train with his new unit according to Part 2 Chapter 4?
(a) The area of L'viv.
(b) The area of Akhtyrka.
(c) The area of Bonn.
(d) The area of Warsaw.

5. Who did guy Sajer travel with who spoke French?
(a) Hals.
(b) Lensen.
(c) Olensheim and Hals.
(d) Lensen, Olensheim, and Hals.

6. What does Guy Sajer say of the additional training he received in his unit?
(a) It was long.
(b) It was sufficient.
(c) It was adequate.
(d) It was insufficient.

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

8. Who managed to stay with Sajer in the same detail?
(a) His commanding officer.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Hals and Lensen.
(d) His brother, Louis.

9. What city did Sajer watch being bombed from a distance while on a date?
(a) Munich.
(b) Tempelhof.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

12. What division did Sajer volunteer for according to Part 2 Chapter 4?
(a) The 123th infantry division.
(b) Gross Deutschland division.
(c) The 23rd SS.
(d) The 12th Panzer Grenadier.

13. How does Sajer describe the weather on October 30 in the Prologue?
(a) Sunny and warm.
(b) Raining and cold.
(c) Cloudy and warm.
(d) Cloudy and cold.

14. What other recruits did Guy Sajer befriend according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?
(a) Bruno Lensen, Fahrstein, Olensheim, Lindberg, and Hals.
(b) Bruno Lensen and Fahrstein.
(c) Olensheim, Lindberg, and Hals.
(d) Lindberg and Hals.

15. Who did Sajer decide to visit before returning to Alsace?
(a) His friend, Max.
(b) His sister.
(c) Ernst Neubach's parents.
(d) His grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Sajer's unit trained by according to Part 2 Chapter 5?

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

3. What was Guy Sajer's unit part of?

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

5. What did Sajer learn when they arrived in Kharkov?

(see the answer keys)

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