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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. How does Alfa think Captain Armand sees him?
(a) As someone to be feared because of his powers of sorcery.
(b) As someone who could spoil all his ambitions in the war.
(c) As someone who could help him win the war in the right circumstances.
(d) As someone who should never have left his job as a coal miner.

2. What did people in Gandiol sometimes tell Mademba about Alfa?
(a) He was from an honorable family.
(b) He was a demm, consuming all of Mademba's strength for himself.
(c) He would make a lot of money someday, and Mademba should keep Alfa on his side for this reason.
(d) He was disgraced because of what his mother had done.

3. What forces Alfa to ignore Mademba's suffering as Mademba is dying?
(a) The voice he hears in his head, telling him not to kill Mademba.
(b) Jean-Baptiste's songs.
(c) His commander's whistle.
(d) His own prayers.

4. How far away do his fellow soldiers begin staying from Alfa?
(a) Ten large steps.
(b) Two fields' length.
(c) Nine leagues.
(d) Six meters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the white soldiers suddenly decide to stop obeying Captain Armand?

2. What does Alfa's captain tell the soldiers in his unit think of Black soldiers like him?

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

4. How old was Alfa when his mother left Gandiol?

5. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?

(see the answer key)

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