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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 Guy Sajer say of the additional training he received in his unit?
(a) It was adequate.
(b) It was insufficient.
(c) It was long.
(d) It was sufficient.

2. What part of the Don River did the German army hold according to Sajer in Part 1 Chapter 2?
(a) The east bank.
(b) The north bank.
(c) The west bank.
(d) The south bank.

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

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

5. What were the soldiers in Guy Sajer's unit ordered to do after boarding a train during their trip from Bialystok?
(a) Rest.
(b) Stand watch in the weather.
(c) Clean tanks.
(d) Study tactical data.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sajer find perplexing after frequently being under artillery fire?

2. What was the name of the village Sajer reached after his truck ran out of gas?

3. Where were Sajer and his unit sent after ending the training according to Part 2 Chapter 6?

4. What was Guy Sajer's unit part of?

5. What did Sajer drive during the German Army retreat from the Don River?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sajer say happened during his first firefight?

4. Who came to see Sajer during his leave and what did that person bring?

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

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

7. What happened after the feldwebel took his clothes off in the Author's Preface and Prologue?

8. Who did Sajer drive with during the German retreat from the Don River and what happened to that person?

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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