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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 119 - 145).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alfa quickly begin to feel about the German soldier he kills in Chapter XII?
(a) He is suspicious of him.
(b) He feels nothing towards him.
(c) He pities him.
(d) He despises him.

2. What color eyes do Alfa's enemy soldiers always have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Grey.

3. How old is Alfa when the novel starts?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

4. Who challenges the village chief when the chief wants Gandiol to only grow one crop?
(a) Alfa's father.
(b) Mademba's mother.
(c) Mademba's father.
(d) Alfa's mother.

5. Why did people in Gandiol avoid walking at night near the river?
(a) It was too cold by the water.
(b) For fear of snakes.
(c) For fear of alligators.
(d) For fear of the goddess Mame Coumba Bang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers seem to think about Jean-Baptiste and the hand he stole?

2. Which soldier does Alfa extract from the trench to kill in Chapter XII?

3. What does Alfa think is necessary on the battlefield, as he narrates in Chapter VI?

4. Who does Alfa think is attracted to him at the Rear?

5. What does Alfa say on the subjects of blame and God in Chapter XII?

(see the answer key)

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