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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 does Alfa sometimes refer to himself in Part II?
(a) The seventh child of the sixth child.
(b) The romulan.
(c) The second son of the second son.
(d) The youngest child of the old man.

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

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

4. Before Mademba died, how did Alfa usually conduct himself with Mademba on the battlefield?
(a) He made sure Mademba was covering him.
(b) He made sure he was close to Mademba so he could try to protect Mademba.
(c) He made sure he was far away from Mademba.
(d) He made sure Mademba was always under a spell that Alfa cast, making Mademba invisible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mademba ask Alfa to do for him in Part I?

3. How does Alfa repeatedly refer to Mademba Diop?

4. What forces Alfa to ignore Mademba's suffering as Mademba is dying?

5. What entreaty to Mademba does Alfa finish Chapter I with?

(see the answer key)

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