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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 does Alfa begin to think almost as soon as Mademba is dead?
(a) That he should have fed Mademba.
(b) That he should have slit Mademba's throat to put him out of his misery.
(c) That he should have performed his magic above Mademba.
(d) That he should have taken Mademba on an airplane home.

2. What earns Alfa his solitude in war in Chapter VII?
(a) His prayers.
(b) His language.
(c) The enemy hands.
(d) His unwillingness to wash.

3. Who does Alfa lose his virginity to?
(a) Mademoiselle Henri.
(b) Mary Ba.
(c) Penndo Hero.
(d) Fary Thiam.

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

5. How does Alfa describe Captain Armand physically?
(a) He is a large man with calm eyes.
(b) He is a small man with eyes that look enraged.
(c) He is a small man with peaceful eyes.
(d) He is an average man with nondescript eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa think about his own physical appearance?

2. Where do Alfa and Mademba fantasize about living after the war?

3. What does Alfa do when Mademba goes to school?

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

5. What does Alfa hear the night he approaches the German trenches to avenge Jean-Baptiste's death?

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