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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 forces Alfa to ignore Mademba's suffering as Mademba is dying?
(a) The voice he hears in his head, telling him not to kill Mademba.
(b) His own prayers.
(c) Jean-Baptiste's songs.
(d) His commander's whistle.

2. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him as he stayed with Mademba when Mademba was dying?
(a) To run away and leave the war.
(b) To respect his mother's wishes and only to kill enemy soldiers.
(c) Not to kill Mademba and play God.
(d) To kill Mademba.

3. What entreaty to Mademba does Alfa finish Chapter I with?
(a) He asks Mademba to avenge him.
(b) He asks Mademba to pray for him.
(c) He asks Mademba to forgive him.
(d) He asks Mademba to tell his mother he loves her if he sees her in heaven.

4. How do the other soldiers react to Alfa when he comes back to the trench in Chapter II?
(a) They tell him he should have left Mademba's body behind.
(b) They welcome him as a hero.
(c) They shun him.
(d) They say a prayer for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?

4. Who is Alfa's best friend?

5. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?

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