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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. Why is Alfa missing one of his hands?
(a) He lost one when he was running.
(b) He gave one as an offering to his sorcerer mentor.
(c) Due to a prank from a soldier-friend, Jean-Baptiste.
(d) He buried one and forgot where it was buried.

2. Who is Alfa's only real white friend among his fellow soldiers?
(a) Ibrahima.
(b) Jean-Baptiste.
(c) Jean-Luc.
(d) Roland.

3. What alias does Alfa jokingly suggest to Mademba that Mademba could use if he became a wrestler?
(a) Peacock.
(b) Hulk.
(c) Solitary Lion.
(d) Turtledove Chest.

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

5. What rumor begins to spread about Alfa in Chapter VI?
(a) That he is the wealthy son of a businessman.
(b) That he is a God.
(c) That he is an imposter.
(d) That he is a sorcerer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alfa always come back to the trenches with after Mademba dies?

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

4. What does Jean-Baptiste do with the hand he steals from Alfa?

5. How old were Alfa and Fary when they had their sexual encounter?

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