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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. How do the Germans kill Jean-Baptiste?
(a) They stab him.
(b) They shoot his head clean off.
(c) They hang him.
(d) They run over him with a tank.

2. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him about his role in Mademba's death that continues to haunt him?
(a) He is going to have to kill many men to make up for Mademba's death.
(b) He is going to hell himself.
(c) He is responsible for Mademba's death by mocking Mademba's totem.
(d) He is going to have to pray very hard to redeem himself.

3. What does Alfa imagine the Germans did for the person who killed Jean-Baptiste?
(a) Give him chocolate.
(b) Give him a parade.
(c) Offer him tobacco and maybe even write a song for him.
(d) Punish him.

4. When does Captain Armand finally call Alfa in to have a serious talk about his conduct regarding enemy soldiers?
(a) After Alfa is missing for three straight days.
(b) After Alfa brings back his seventh severed hand.
(c) After Alfa brings back a severed head.
(d) After Alfa stops speaking to anyone.

5. What does Captain Armand tell Alfa that he needs in Part II?
(a) Water.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Better food.
(d) Rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa think of himself in Chapter III when he "leaves the belly of the earth"?

2. What does Alfa begin to think almost as soon as Mademba is dead?

3. What was the only thing Alfa was thinking about as Mademba died?

4. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?

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

(see the answer key)

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