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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 30 - 58).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa do when a retreat is called, in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) He never retreats.
(b) He retreats only after firing his gun many times.
(c) He retreats at once.
(d) He retreats only after praying.

2. What is another word Alfa thinks people now think of him as, in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) A demm.
(b) A turncoat.
(c) A priest.
(d) An imposter.

3. What words do Alfa's translator in Part II say over and over?
(a) The Captain says.
(b) Please sir, do not hurt us.
(c) These are his words.
(d) These are not my words.

4. What does Alfa's captain tell the soldiers in his unit think of Black soldiers like him?
(a) They like Black soldiers.
(b) They think Black soldiers are the most intelligent soldiers of all.
(c) They think Black soldiers are not very smart.
(d) They are afraid of them, considering them savages.

5. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?
(a) God knows his plan.
(b) I know, I understand.
(c) Revenge is righteous.
(d) At night, all blood is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Armand tell Alfa that he needs in Part II?

2. What work of Pascal Quignard's does Diop reference in the beginning of Part I?

3. How does Captain Armand signal to his own men that an attack is about to begin?

4. What does Jean-Baptiste do with the hand he steals from Alfa?

5. How does Alfa repeatedly refer to Mademba Diop?

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