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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 a totem, according to Alfa?
(a) An expense.
(b) Taboo.
(c) A relic of the older generations only.
(d) Silly.

2. What does Alfa think his fellow soldiers prefer to think might kill them?
(a) A real enemy.
(b) A true friend.
(c) The evil eye, not the war itself.
(d) God.

3. What does Alfa remember about the night he lost his virginity to Fary Thiam?
(a) There was a lunar eclipse.
(b) It was a full moon.
(c) It was very gold.
(d) It was the solstice.

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

5. Who does Alfa think are the truly brave?
(a) The ones who fight for a better place at the table for themselves and those like them.
(b) Those like Mademba who are weak, but still not afraid of punches.
(c) The ones who bring food to the poor.
(d) The ones who are the most physically strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Alfa missing one of his hands?

2. What does Alfa understand that Captain Armand wants on the battlefield, but not back in the trenches?

3. What causes a major change in Jean-Baptiste?

4. What is the Diop totem?

5. What does Captain Armand tell the traitorous soldiers they can have if they put themselves over the top of the trench to be killed by the enemy?

(see the answer key)

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