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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 rite of passage did Mademba and Alfa share on the same day in their youth?
(a) Circumcision.
(b) Confirmation.
(c) Wedding vows.
(d) Communion.

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

3. What does Alfa begin to think almost as soon as Mademba is dead?
(a) That he should have fed Mademba.
(b) That he should have slit Mademba's throat to put him out of his misery.
(c) That he should have taken Mademba on an airplane home.
(d) That he should have performed his magic above Mademba.

4. What medal is Alfa told he will be awarded in Part II?
(a) The Gold Star.
(b) The Purple Heart.
(c) The Wallingford.
(d) The Croix de Guerre.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Afla repeat many times at the beginning of his sentences in Part I?

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

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

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

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

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