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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 30 - 58).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Mademba actually die?
(a) He is shot by one of his own infantrymen.
(b) A German solder disembowels him.
(c) A German soldier hangs him.
(d) A German soldier shoots him.

2. When does Captain Armand finally call Alfa in to have a serious talk about his conduct regarding enemy soldiers?
(a) After Alfa is missing for three straight days.
(b) After Alfa stops speaking to anyone.
(c) After Alfa brings back a severed head.
(d) After Alfa brings back his seventh severed hand.

3. In Chapter V, who does Alfa confess he was listening to right around the time when Mademba dies?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His God.
(d) His enemy.

4. Whose "more-than-brother" does Alfa become in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) Death's.
(b) God's.
(c) Prayer's.
(d) Life's.

5. What does Alfa think "the Captain's France" requires of him and other Black soldiers?
(a) For them to eat as much as possible.
(b) For them to "play the savage" when it is required of them.
(c) For them to write a lot of letters home telling their people everything is OK.
(d) For them to go first and into the most dangerous territory in battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the other Black soldiers from in the unit?

2. In Chapter XI, what does Jean-Baptiste become that eventually leads to his death?

3. What causes a major change in Jean-Baptiste?

4. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him about his role in Mademba's death that continues to haunt him?

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

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