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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 entreaty to Mademba does Alfa finish Chapter I with?
(a) He asks Mademba to forgive him.
(b) He asks Mademba to avenge him.
(c) He asks Mademba to tell his mother he loves her if he sees her in heaven.
(d) He asks Mademba to pray for him.

2. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?
(a) Once they have said a prayer.
(b) Once they have called for reinforcements.
(c) Once they have made their second plea to him with their eyes.
(d) Once they have lost all their blood.

3. Who wrote, "We embraced each other by our names?"
(a) Joyce.
(b) Byron.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Montaigne.

4. Who is Alfa's only real white friend among his fellow soldiers?
(a) Jean-Baptiste.
(b) Roland.
(c) Ibrahima.
(d) Jean-Luc.

5. In Chapter III, what does Alfa think of his fellow soldiers?
(a) He does not have any opinion of them.
(b) He thinks they are idiots who cannot think for themselves.
(c) He thinks they are intelligent.
(d) He thinks they are very brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa always do first to the soldiers he is going to kill?

2. Why does Alfa ask Mademba to describe the soldier who stabbed him?

3. Who translates the words of Captain Armand for Alfa?

4. What does Alfa think his fellow soldiers prefer to think might kill them?

5. In Chapter X, what does Alfa know for sure he himself is not, even if everyone else seems to think he is?

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