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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 59 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa do with Mademba's body after he dies?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Cuts it up and buries it.
(c) Leaves it on the battlefield.
(d) Carries it back to his trench.

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

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

4. Where does Alfa often kill the enemy soldiers in Chapter III?
(a) The forest on the German side.
(b) His own trench.
(c) By the river.
(d) No-man's-land.

5. What does Alfa hear the night he approaches the German trenches to avenge Jean-Baptiste's death?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Crying.
(c) Angry shouting.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slang term do Alfa's fellow soldiers use for the Germans?

2. What does Alfa use to create the entity he hopes will warn people off his hiding place for the hands?

3. How does Alfa think Mademba really felt about him?

4. When do the white soldiers suddenly decide to stop obeying Captain Armand?

5. How do the other soldiers react to Alfa when he comes back to the trench in Chapter II?

(see the answer key)

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