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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sajer say happened to some soldiers after meeting with the military police Part 4, Chapter 10?
(a) They were labeled as spies.
(b) They were sent to the other side of the Dnieper.
(c) They were executed.
(d) They were stripped of their rank.

2. What happened shortly after Sajer's arrival at Memel?
(a) The city was cut off from the German army.
(b) The German navy extracted them.
(c) Germany surrendered.
(d) Russians pulled back.

3. How long did the crossing of the Dnieper take according to Sajer?
(a) Several days.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 7 days.

4. How high was the fever Sajer mentioned in Part 3 Chapter 8?
(a) 109 deg F.
(b) 105 deg F.
(c) 104 deg F.
(d) 103 deg F.

5. Where did Sajer and his group hide for a few days after leaving Memel?
(a) In a farm house.
(b) In a wrecked ship.
(c) In an old bunker.
(d) In a dugout.

6. What did Sajer learn about Paula in a letter in Part 4 Chapter 12?
(a) She died.
(b) She was captured by the Russians.
(c) She was evacuated from Berlin.
(d) She married.

7. What does Sajer say the Veteran was missing?
(a) A foot.
(b) A hand.
(c) A finger.
(d) An ear.

8. What happened to the Russians partisans that surrendered in the dark factory?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They were set free.
(c) They were executed.
(d) They were interrogated.

9. How does Sajer say Russian propaganda was delivered to German troops?
(a) Planes.
(b) On dummy bombs.
(c) Loudspeakers.
(d) In letters.

10. Why were Sajer and the other soldiers on leave told to go back to the front?
(a) Because their pass were not valid.
(b) Because of Germany's imperiled state.
(c) Because the train tracks were destroyed.
(d) Because the unit had moved.

11. Why did the captain of the boat Sajer and his troop were on depart prematurely in Part 5 Chapter 18?
(a) Because of Russian partisans.
(b) Because of a Russian submarine.
(c) Because of the British navy.
(d) Because of an air attack.

12. Where were Sajer and his unit ordered after Pillau?
(a) Kahlberg.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Warsaw.

13. Which of Sajer friends died in Part 4 Chapter 12?
(a) The Veteran.
(b) Westen.
(c) Hals.
(d) Olenshein.

14. Why did Sajer and his troop divert to Memel?
(a) The rest of their division was there.
(b) It was the only German strongpoint they could reach.
(c) It was heavily fortified.
(d) It was a resupply depot.

15. What does Sajer say happened to the Eastern front in Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) It held.
(b) It stabilized.
(c) It collapsed.
(d) It moved eastward.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the men sent with Sajer into the dark factory died?

2. What were the German soldiers ordered to retain while executing the order given in Part 3 Chapter 8?

3. What promotion did Sajer receive in Part 5 Chapter 16?

4. What weapons were the blocking squad in charge of slowing down the Russians use in Part 5 Chapter 16?

5. What river did Wesreidau argue the Russians would never cross?

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