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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 does Captain Armand signal to his own men that an attack is about to begin?
(a) His whistle.
(b) His trumpet.
(c) His hand sign.
(d) His fingers snapping.

2. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?
(a) God knows his plan.
(b) I know, I understand.
(c) Revenge is righteous.
(d) At night, all blood is black.

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 tell his mother he loves her if he sees her in heaven.
(d) He asks Mademba to forgive him.

4. Which of the following phrases about God does Alfa repeat throughout Part I?
(a) God's light.
(b) God, who cannot hear me.
(c) God's truth.
(d) God knows well.

5. What work of Pascal Quignard's does Diop reference in the beginning of Part I?
(a) Carmen.
(b) The Vase.
(c) Mourir de penser.
(d) Camelot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa always do first to the soldiers he is going to kill?

2. Who wrote, "We embraced each other by our names?"

3. What does Alfa think of himself in Chapter III when he "leaves the belly of the earth"?

4. What does Alfa do when a retreat is called, in the wake of Mademba's death?

5. In what way does Mademba actually die?

(see the answer key)

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