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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 29).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa think of himself in Chapter III when he "leaves the belly of the earth"?
(a) He calls on his sorcerer ancestors and becomes like a sorcerer.
(b) He becomes like a snake.
(c) He becomes like a peacock.
(d) He makes himself a little inhuman.

2. What was the only thing Alfa was thinking about as Mademba died?
(a) His prayers to his mother.
(b) His own starvation.
(c) How he himself would survive the day.
(d) Getting revenge on the soldier who killed Mademba.

3. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?
(a) Night Hawks.
(b) Big Men.
(c) Sorcerers.
(d) Chocolats.

4. Who is Alfa's best friend?
(a) Mademba Diop.
(b) Captain Armand.
(c) Jean-Baptiste.
(d) Moby.

5. Where does Alfa often kill the enemy soldiers in Chapter III?
(a) His own trench.
(b) No-man's-land.
(c) By the river.
(d) The forest on the German side.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote, "We embraced each other by our names?"

2. How does Captain Armand signal to his own men that an attack is about to begin?

3. What does Alfa do with Mademba's body after he dies?

4. What does Alfa do to the soldiers that he believes make them think he is about to rape them?

5. How do the other soldiers react to Alfa when he comes back to the trench in Chapter II?

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