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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sajer say the Dnieper River did not have?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Roads.
(c) Sand.
(d) Steep banks.

2. How long of a leave was granted to Sajer after his stay at the hospital near Vinnitsa?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 40 days.

3. What does Sajer say of the Captain that commanded his unit in Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) He was cruel.
(b) He was fresh out of officer's school.
(c) He was a veteran.
(d) He was highly indoctrinated with Nazi policy.

4. What were the German soldiers ordered to retain while executing the order given in Part 3 Chapter 8?
(a) All their equipment.
(b) The Russian prisoners.
(c) All their trucks.
(d) Their ammunition only.

5. Who did Hals meet during the time his unit stayed in one place in Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) His bother.
(b) A Polish girl.
(c) A Russian girl.
(d) A German girl.

6. What memory did Sajer keep of his fever fueled retreat?
(a) Being ordered to run.
(b) Being ordered to stay low.
(c) Being ordered to fire.
(d) He did not remember anything.

7. How does Sajer say the military police saw the soldiers coming from the other side of the Dnieper?
(a) As ineffective.
(b) As cowards or even traitors.
(c) As heroes.
(d) As spies.

8. Who does Sajer say preferred evacuating with the Germans to being found by the Russians?
(a) British and Canadian war prisoners.
(b) Russian prisoners.
(c) Women.
(d) Polish civilians.

9. What medal was Lensen awarded?
(a) Iron Cross.
(b) Gold Cross.
(c) Luftshutz medal.
(d) War Merit Cross without swords.

10. What does Sajer say he had in order while being interrogated by the military police?
(a) His story.
(b) His uniform.
(c) His ammunition.
(d) His papers.

11. What tanks were involved in the attack in February 1944 of Part 4 Chapter 13?
(a) IS-1 and IS-3.
(b) T-34 and Shermans.
(c) T-36 and T-34.
(d) T-34 and IS-1.

12. Where did Sajer travel after leaving Vinnitsa in Part 4 Chapter 11?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Bonn.

13. What continued to stun Sajer at the end of Part 3 Chapter 7?
(a) The violence and horror of combat.
(b) The lack of competent commanding officers.
(c) The lack of food.
(d) The lack of ammunition.

14. What weapons were the blocking squad in charge of slowing down the Russians use in Part 5 Chapter 16?
(a) Magnetic mines.
(b) Panzerfausts.
(c) MP-44.
(d) Hand guns.

15. How long did the crossing of the Dnieper take according to Sajer?
(a) Several days.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 7 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sajer say the Russian army's main thrust was targeted toward?

2. Where was the training camp Sajer mentioned in Part 4 Chapter 14?

3. Who made up the replacement soldiers attached to Sajer's unit when they arrived at the training camp in Part 4 Chapter 14?

4. What did the German army have on the east bank of the Dnieper?

5. What were the German troops with Sajer ordered to do in Part 3 Chapter 8?

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