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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Von Paulus as Sajer was finishing his training?
(a) Near Moscow.
(b) In North Africa.
(c) In the Volga.
(d) In France.

2. 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) Bodies.
(b) The door.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Cardboard.

3. 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 best friend's name.
(d) It was his mother's maiden name.

4. What did the German soldiers do with the Russian wounded?
(a) They were put on the trucks.
(b) They were let go.
(c) They were treated.
(d) They were killed or left to die.

5. Who did Sajer meet on the train which would bring him to the east for his training in Part 2 Chapter 5?
(a) Werseiter.
(b) Hals and Westerben.
(c) Olheinten.
(d) Lensen and Hals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Sajer's friends was part of his assault group in Part 2 Chapter 6?

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

3. What did the icy road turn into during the German retreat from the Don river?

4. Who did Sajer meet while contacting Ernest Neubach's parents in Berlin?

5. What was Guy Sajer's unit's purpose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sajer and his group perform during the first two weeks on the front?

2. What example does Sajer give to the German military superiority in Part 1- Russia??

3. What food does Sajer say he and his unit were given before departing for Poland?

4. What was the first offensive Sajer participated in with his new unit?

5. What did the German army do to prevent the Russian Army from crossing the Don River?

6. Who did Sajer meet in Berlin and what did he do during his week and a half leave?

7. Why was Sajer proud of his uniform in the Author's Preface and Prologue?

8. What type of training did Sajer and his unit completed at the Polish fortress?

9. What happened to the weather as the Germans started to retreat from the Don River and what effect did it have on the landscape?

10. How did the Belgorod offensive go for the German soldiers according to Sajer?

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