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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. What does Guy Sajer say outraged naive recruits?

2. Where was Von Paulus as Sajer was finishing his training?

3. How did the operation Sajer described in Part 2 Chapter 6 last?

4. Who does Sajer notice survived the battle despite a wound and a broken arm in Part 2 Chapter 6?

5. When was Guy Sajer born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were Sajer and his group forced to do before getting supper in the Author's Preface and Prologue??

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cold seems to be one of the main problem for the German soldier. How cold was the Russian front in 1943 and 1944? What clothes and cold fighting equipment did the Germans have? What were the effects of cold on the machinery, men and landscape?

Essay Topic 2

The treatment of Russian prisoners is seen through the eyes of Sajer. Sajer himself says that his book should not be read for its historical accuracy, but for its emotional content. Was the treatment of Russian prisoners historically accurate or did Sajer exaggerate?

Essay Topic 3

Partisans were responsible for many casualties and disruptions from behind the lines. Who were the Partisans? Why were they fighting? How were they organized and who commanded them?

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