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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 tell himself to be careful of once he decides he is free to think what he wants?
(a) Not to let oneself think too much about war.
(b) Not to let in the thinking of others in disguise.
(c) Not to pray too much.
(d) Not to let oneself get too happy.

2. Who translates the words of Captain Armand for Alfa?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Mademba.
(c) Jean-Baptiste.
(d) Ibrahima Seck.

3. What causes a major change in Jean-Baptiste?
(a) His loss of one of his feet.
(b) Seeing his best friend die.
(c) His backfiring of his rifle.
(d) His receipt of a perfumed letter.

4. What, in war, is "bravery's sister," according to Alfa?
(a) Peace.
(b) Pain.
(c) Temporary madness.
(d) Fear.

5. What does Alfa think "the Captain's France" requires of him and other Black soldiers?
(a) For them to go first and into the most dangerous territory in battle.
(b) For them to eat as much as possible.
(c) For them to write a lot of letters home telling their people everything is OK.
(d) For them to "play the savage" when it is required of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes do Alfa's enemy soldiers always have?

2. When do Alfa's trenchmates begin to really fear him?

3. What does Alfa do when a retreat is called, in the wake of Mademba's death?

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

5. Which of the following phrases about God does Alfa repeat throughout Part I?

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