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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 Mademba ask Alfa to do for him in Part I?
(a) Take him home.
(b) Feed him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Pray for him.

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

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

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

5. Why do the soldiers in Alfa's unit laugh when he sings?
(a) He sings in French.
(b) He sings beautifully, and they are embarrassed.
(c) He sings off-key.
(d) He sings in a high voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him as he stayed with Mademba when Mademba was dying?

2. What does Alfa begin to think almost as soon as Mademba is dead?

3. Where do the soldiers Alfa kills in the night always come out of?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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