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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 59 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa understand that Captain Armand wants on the battlefield, but not back in the trenches?
(a) Madness.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Strength.
(d) Compassion.

2. At the end of Chapter XII, how does Alfa believe his fellow soldiers look at him?
(a) As a genius.
(b) As a simpleton.
(c) As a child.
(d) As a savage.

3. What does Alfa say that the mad fear?
(a) Only death.
(b) Everything.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Only hell.

4. Who does Alfa think is attracted to him at the Rear?
(a) Mademoiselle Henri.
(b) Mademoiselle Detrande.
(c) Mademoiselle Francois.
(d) Mademoiselle Armand.

5. What medal is Alfa told he will be awarded in Part II?
(a) The Gold Star.
(b) The Wallingford.
(c) The Croix de Guerre.
(d) The Purple Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rite of passage did Mademba and Alfa share on the same day in their youth?

2. Who is the doctor treating Alfa at the Rear?

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

4. Why do the soldiers in Alfa's unit laugh when he sings?

5. What does Alfa think about the owner of the fourth hand that he kills?

(see the answer key)

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