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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. What does Sajer say one soldier of his unit asked his parents to send him?
(a) Money.
(b) Books.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothes.

2. What does Sajer see some men do during the first two weeks on the front line?
(a) Went insane.
(b) Deserted.
(c) Surrendered to the Russians.
(d) Asked for leave.

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

4. When was Guy Sajer born?
(a) January 13, 1927.
(b) January 13, 1925.
(c) January 13, 1924.
(d) January 13, 1923.

5. What did the German army do to forestall the Russian army according to Sajer?
(a) Destroyed the bridges.
(b) Sunk their boats.
(c) Mined the river bank.
(d) Shattered the ice on the river.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How long did Guy Sajer train in Chemnitz?

5. What does Sajer say he didn't know in Part 2 Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sajer say of commanding officer, Captain Fink?

2. Where did Sajer train for his new division and what did he think of the training?

3. Where does Sajer say he and his unit went after Warsaw?

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

5. What unit did Sajer volunteer for and where did he receive training in Part 2 - The Gross Deutschland?

6. What happened when the Poles tried to sell Sajer and his unit some eggs?

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

8. How many soldiers were involved in the Belgorod offensive according to Sajer?

9. What did Sajer decide to do with his leave pass?

10. What unit did Sajer request to be assigned to according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

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