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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 did Sajer feel about the older driver he was with in the convoy?

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

3. Who won the knife fight Sajer mentioned happening during the German counter-thrust in Part 2 Chapter 6?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The Veteran seems to sacrifice himself to allow his companions to escape. Was sacrifice common on the battlefield? Why would one forsake his own life to allow others to live?

Essay Topic 3

Sajer, after his capture by the British was handed over to the French. The French interrogator advised him to enlist in the French army to clear himself. How were the French nationals that enlisted in the German Army seen? Was there a difference in the treatment between Alsacians and non-Alsacians?

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