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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. What is the first thing Mademba draws for the doctor?
(a) A portrait of his father.
(b) A portrait of Mademba.
(c) A portrait of his mother.
(d) A self-portrait.

2. What does Alfa think about the owner of the fourth hand that he kills?
(a) He seems as if he has brutality in him.
(b) He seems like a "good boy," an innocent.
(c) He is probably the one who killed Mademba.
(d) He is probably the one who killed Jean-Baptiste.

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

4. Why should soldiers not smoke in a war, according to Alfa?
(a) It uses too much lighter fluid.
(b) It helps the enemy see where the soldiers are.
(c) It is bad for their health.
(d) It is bad for morale.

5. What does Alfa do when Mademba goes to school?
(a) Study law.
(b) Carry water from the village and to the village.
(c) Work in the fields.
(d) Build houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another word Alfa thinks people now think of him as, in the wake of Mademba's death?

2. What did the chief of Alfa's old village once propose that the village grow exclusively?

3. How does Alfa think he can tell that the woman at the hospital in the Rear is attracted to him?

4. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?

5. How does Alfa quickly begin to feel about the German soldier he kills in Chapter XII?

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