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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 man on his unit did during the first two weeks on the front line?
(a) Committed suicide.
(b) Killed his commanding officer.
(c) Attacked Russians positions alone.
(d) Went back to Germany.

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

3. How many of the 60,000 soldiers that participated in the counter thrust Sajer mentions in Part 2 Chapter 6 were Hitlerjugend?
(a) 18,000.
(b) Half of them.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

5. What was Guy Sajer's real name?
(a) Guy Hals.
(b) Guy Mouteux.
(c) Guy Mouminoux.
(d) Guy Dra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

2. What does Guy Sajer say of the additional training he received in his unit?

3. How many letters did Sajer send Paula during the 6 months following their meeting?

4. Who did Guy Sajer started training with in Chemnitz?

5. What city did Sajer watch being bombed from a distance while on a date?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the truck Sajer drove during the German retreat from the Don River?

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

3. How long does Sajer say the supplies took to go from Germany to the front?

4. What did Sajer do in Warsaw according to the Author's Preface and Prologue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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