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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Sajer and his unit sent after ending the training according to Part 2 Chapter 6?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Belgorod.
(c) The Dnieper.
(d) Prague.

2. What was Guy Sajer's unit part of?
(a) The 19th Deutschland.
(b) The 19th Rollbahn.
(c) The 29th Rollbahn.
(d) The 9th Rollbahn.

3. When was Guy Sajer born?
(a) January 13, 1927.
(b) January 13, 1925.
(c) January 13, 1923.
(d) January 13, 1924.

4. Why was the travel back to Germany delayed according to Part 2 Chapter 4?
(a) Because of sabotage.
(b) Because his papers were not ready.
(c) Because he was punished.
(d) Because of bombardment.

5. How did the operation Sajer described in Part 2 Chapter 6 last?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 20 days.

6. What did Guy Sajer do in 1942?
(a) He married.
(b) Enrolled or was drafted in the German army.
(c) He fled to England.
(d) He joined the resistance.

7. How long did Guy Sajer train in Chemnitz?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 24 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

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

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

11. When did Sajer and Hals reach Berlin according to Part 2 Chapter 4?
(a) August 1944.
(b) September 1942.
(c) Mid-June 1943.
(d) March 1943.

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

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

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

15. What part of the Don River did the German army hold according to Sajer in Part 1 Chapter 2?
(a) The north bank.
(b) The south bank.
(c) The west bank.
(d) The east bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

3. What weapon was Hals issued in Part 2 Chapter 6?

4. What other recruits did Guy Sajer befriend according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

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

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