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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 89 - 118).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Mademba died, how did Alfa usually conduct himself with Mademba on the battlefield?
(a) He made sure Mademba was always under a spell that Alfa cast, making Mademba invisible.
(b) He made sure Mademba was covering him.
(c) He made sure he was close to Mademba so he could try to protect Mademba.
(d) He made sure he was far away from Mademba.

2. How does Alfa repeatedly refer to Mademba Diop?
(a) My more-than-brother.
(b) My cousin.
(c) My nemesis.
(d) My soul mate.

3. What is a totem, according to Alfa?
(a) Taboo.
(b) A relic of the older generations only.
(c) Silly.
(d) An expense.

4. When do the white soldiers suddenly decide to stop obeying Captain Armand?
(a) Between Alfa's fifth and sixth hand.
(b) In the heat of summer.
(c) In the depth of winter.
(d) In the spring, around Easter.

5. What did the chief of Alfa's old village once propose that the village grow exclusively?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa imagine the Germans did for the person who killed Jean-Baptiste?

2. How far away do his fellow soldiers begin staying from Alfa?

3. What do the soldiers seem to think about Jean-Baptiste and the hand he stole?

4. What does Alfa use to create the entity he hopes will warn people off his hiding place for the hands?

5. What does the Fula nomads' proverb say, according to Alfa?

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