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

2. What analogy does Alfa use for Mademba's suffering in Part I?
(a) It is like a snake.
(b) It is like the moon.
(c) It is like heat.
(d) It is like barbed wire.

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

4. What does Alfa's captain tell the soldiers in his unit think of Black soldiers like him?
(a) They like Black soldiers.
(b) They are afraid of them, considering them savages.
(c) They think Black soldiers are the most intelligent soldiers of all.
(d) They think Black soldiers are not very smart.

5. Why was it particularly dangerous for Alfa to do what he did with Mademba's body in Chapter II?
(a) It was considered taboo to carry another man's body on his back.
(b) He knew his own soldier comrades in the trenches would likely try to kill him when he returned.
(c) It was a bright moon, and the enemy soldiers could see Alfa more clearly.
(d) He knew the spirits would punish him for killing Mademba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Alfa compare Mademba to when he suffers as he dies?

3. What does Alfa always come back to the trenches with after Mademba dies?

4. What was the only thing Alfa was thinking about as Mademba died?

5. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?

(see the answer key)

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