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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decided to walk away from Memel?
(a) Sajer.
(b) The Veteran.
(c) Wollers.
(d) Hals.

2. How long of a leave was granted to Sajer after his stay at the hospital near Vinnitsa?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 10 days.

3. What memory did Sajer keep of his fever fueled retreat?
(a) Being ordered to stay low.
(b) Being ordered to fire.
(c) Being ordered to run.
(d) He did not remember anything.

4. How does Sajer say the military police saw the soldiers coming from the other side of the Dnieper?
(a) As heroes.
(b) As spies.
(c) As ineffective.
(d) As cowards or even traitors.

5. Where was Sajer's division regrouping according to Part 5 Chapter 16?
(a) Varvau.
(b) Lodz.
(c) Lvov.
(d) Medau.

6. What vehicle did Sajer catch a ride on in Part 4 Chapter 11?
(a) A Tiger Tank.
(b) A Panther tank.
(c) A Pzd III.
(d) A jeep.

7. What continued to stun Sajer at the end of Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) The lack of ammunition.
(b) The lack of competent commanding officers.
(c) The violence and horror of combat.
(d) The lack of food.

8. What did the German army do on the West bank of the Dnieper?
(a) Laid land mines.
(b) Built a defensive position.
(c) Formally evacuated its troops.
(d) Stored 1200 tanks.

9. Where were Sajer and his troops resupplied in Part 5 Chapter 16?
(a) Prague.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Lvov.
(d) Lodz.

10. How much does Sajer say his unit was outnumbered by in Part 4 Chapter 12?
(a) 40 to 1.
(b) 20 to 1.
(c) 30 to 1.
(d) 10 to 1.

11. Who made up the replacement soldiers attached to Sajer's unit when they arrived at the training camp in Part 4 Chapter 14?
(a) Russians volunteers.
(b) Veteran soldiers.
(c) French volunteers.
(d) Schoolboys and police officers.

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

13. What were the German troops with Sajer ordered to do in Part 3 Chapter 8?
(a) To prepare defensive positions.
(b) To counter attack.
(c) To break out of their encirclement.
(d) To kill all the villagers.

14. What were the German soldiers ordered to retain while executing the order given in Part 3 Chapter 8?
(a) The Russian prisoners.
(b) Their ammunition only.
(c) All their trucks.
(d) All their equipment.

15. What river did Wesreidau argue the Russians would never cross?
(a) The Pripet.
(b) The Dnieper.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Don.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Sajer and his unit assigned to in Pillau?

2. What does Sajer say happened to the Eastern front in Part 3 Chapter 7?

3. How many German soldiers were killed when the Russians collapsed the pocket of German resistance in Part 4 Chapter 10?

4. Who does Sajer say cowered during battle in Part 4 Chapter 12?

5. What did Sajer and his unit discover in the village they were in charge of securing in Part 3 Chapter 7?

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