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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. What causes a major change in Jean-Baptiste?
(a) His loss of one of his feet.
(b) Seeing his best friend die.
(c) His receipt of a perfumed letter.
(d) His backfiring of his rifle.

2. What is another word Alfa thinks people now think of him as, in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) A demm.
(b) A turncoat.
(c) A priest.
(d) An imposter.

3. How do the other soldiers react to Alfa when he comes back to the trench in Chapter II?
(a) They shun him.
(b) They welcome him as a hero.
(c) They tell him he should have left Mademba's body behind.
(d) They say a prayer for him.

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

5. What rite of passage did Mademba and Alfa share on the same day in their youth?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Wedding vows.
(c) Circumcision.
(d) Communion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alfa get the idea of how to preserve his severed hands?

2. What is the second drawing Alfa makes for the doctor?

3. How does Alfa think Captain Armand sees him?

4. Whose "more-than-brother" does Alfa become in the wake of Mademba's death?

5. How does Alfa describe his mother's and father's relationship?

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