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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 does Alfa tell himself to be careful of once he decides he is free to think what he wants?
(a) Not to let oneself get too happy.
(b) Not to pray too much.
(c) Not to let in the thinking of others in disguise.
(d) Not to let oneself think too much about war.

2. What does Alfa compare his extraction of a German soldier from his trench in Part XII to?
(a) Extracting a tiny baby from his mother's belly.
(b) Extracting a rabbit from a hole.
(c) Extracting a fish from the river.
(d) Extracting a seed from a pod.

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

4. What does Alfa use to create the entity he hopes will warn people off his hiding place for the hands?
(a) A steel blade.
(b) A sharpened rat bone.
(c) A dye made from flowers.
(d) Dirt.

5. What does Alfa say when Captain Armand wants to know where his severed hands are?
(a) He says he lost them.
(b) He says God took them because he was unhappy with Alfa.
(c) He says he buried them and does not remember where they are.
(d) He says he bartered them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa put on the trunk where he keeps the severed hands to keep people out of it?

2. When does Captain Armand finally call Alfa in to have a serious talk about his conduct regarding enemy soldiers?

3. In Chapter XIV, how does Alfa feel about being in the Rear?

4. How far away do his fellow soldiers begin staying from Alfa?

5. What does the doctor have Alfa and the others do to help them through their trauma?

(see the answer key)

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