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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. How old is Alfa when the novel starts?
(a) 35.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

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

3. What color eyes do Alfa's enemy soldiers always have?
(a) Green.
(b) Grey.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

4. Who wrote, "We embraced each other by our names?"
(a) Joyce.
(b) Montaigne.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Byron.

5. How do Alfa's fellow soldiers react when he brings his first few "trophies" back?
(a) They write letters to his mother about him, concerned.
(b) They are pleased with him.
(c) They shun him.
(d) They are indifferent to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alfa ask Mademba to describe the soldier who stabbed him?

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

3. Who is Alfa's best friend?

4. What medal is Alfa told he will be awarded in Part II?

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

(see the answer key)

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