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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the leader of the unit Guy Sajer was assigned to?
(a) Feldwebel Laus.
(b) Feldwebel Heints.
(c) Feldwebel Robber.
(d) Feldwebel Westein.

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

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

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

5. What did Sajer feel about the older driver he was with in the convoy?
(a) He was optimistic.
(b) He was quite.
(c) He was defeatist.
(d) He was wise.

6. What did the occupants of the train Sajer saw heading west in Part 1 Chapter 1 use to deflect the wind from their train car?
(a) Cardboard.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Blankets.
(d) The door.

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

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

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

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

11. How many days of supplies were issued to Sajer and his group before Sajer left the training camp?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 8 days.

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

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

14. Where was Guy Sajer living in 1943?
(a) Paris.
(b) Wissembourg.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Strasbourg.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Guy Sajer started training with in Chemnitz?

3. Where did Sajer train with his new unit according to Part 2 Chapter 4?

4. How many trucks did Sajer's small detachment drive from Minsk to Kiev a few days after Christmas 1942?

5. What did the German army do to forestall the Russian army according to Sajer?

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