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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the soldiers complain about concerning their trip from Bialystok?
(a) The lack of planning and efficiency.
(b) The constant attacks.
(c) The lack of food.
(d) The lack of rest.

2. What does Sajer say of Hals' physique?
(a) He was athletic.
(b) He was short.
(c) He was enormous.
(d) He was slender.

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

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

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

6. What was inside the train heading west Sajer mentions in Part 1 Chapter 1?
(a) Russian prisoners.
(b) Wounded German soldiers.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Jews.

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

8. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?
(a) It was a tank unit.
(b) It was a transport unit.
(c) It was a repair unit.
(d) It was an infantry unit.

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

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

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

12. Why did Guy choose Sajer as his pen name?
(a) He liked the sound of it.
(b) It was his dog's name.
(c) It was his mother's maiden name.
(d) It was his best friend's name.

13. What does Sajer say fell constantly in Part 1 Chapter 2?
(a) Artillery shells.
(b) Rain.
(c) Snow.
(d) Planes.

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

15. What did Sajer drive during the German Army retreat from the Don River?
(a) A truck full of wounded.
(b) A truck full of food.
(c) A truck full of ammunition.
(d) A tank.

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 type of bridge did Sajer say he crossed for the last time at the end of the Prologue?

3. What did Guy Sajer do in 1942?

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

5. What were the soldiers in Guy Sajer's unit ordered to do after boarding a train during their trip from Bialystok?

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