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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sajer's unit ordered to proceed after a one day rest at Kharkov?

2. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

3. What was the entrance to the bomb shelter Sajer tried to enter during a bombing in Berlin blocked by?

4. Why did Guy choose Sajer as his pen name?

5. How many Russian soldiers did the 60,000 strong German counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6 face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were the soldiers disgusted by according to Sajer in Part 1- Russia?

4. How does Sajer say Russian prisoners were transported back to the prisoner's camp?

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

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

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

8. What clothes does Sajer say he had after exiting the water in the Author's Preface and Prologue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Germans in the army didn't like Alsacians, blaming anything they perceived as weakness on their French heritage. Why were the Alsacians singled out despite Germany's claim on the territory shown by the inclusion of the Alsace region in the Third Reich. What other countries had troops on the front line and did they have the same rapport with the Germans?

Essay Topic 2

The German army started enrolling members of the Hitler Youth and older men to the army in 1943. Considering the age and physical condition of the new recruits, what difference did they make on the battlefield? How many young (less than 16) and old (more than 60) men were incorporated in the army and in what capacity did they serve?

Essay Topic 3

The problems in the supply chain is highlighted by Sajer even during the time the Germany army win battles in 1942. How was the resupply of the German army organized? What does an army need to on the front lines?

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