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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 89 - 118).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the leader of the revolt against Captain Armand?
(a) Jean-Baptiste.
(b) Alfa.
(c) Mademba.
(d) Alphonse.

2. What does Alfa say that the mad fear?
(a) Only hell.
(b) Only death.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Everything.

3. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?
(a) Once they have called for reinforcements.
(b) Once they have lost all their blood.
(c) Once they have said a prayer.
(d) Once they have made their second plea to him with their eyes.

4. What does Alfa think about his own physical appearance?
(a) He is weak and not attractive.
(b) He is average-looking.
(c) He is strong and handsome.
(d) He is too short to be considered attractive by western standards, but he is attractive in his own village.

5. What does Alfa say Mademba Diop looked like?
(a) He was strong and attractive.
(b) He was too tall to be considered handsome by western standards.
(c) He was weak, small, and ugly.
(d) He was average.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the other Black soldiers from in the unit?

2. What does the Fula nomads' proverb say, according to Alfa?

3. What words do Alfa's translator in Part II say over and over?

4. Where does Alfa get the idea of how to preserve his severed hands?

5. What is the Ndiaye totem?

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