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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 119 - 145).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa admit to himself that he does in Chapter XII in order to try to get his revenge?
(a) Injures himself badly.
(b) Eats too much.
(c) Takes many risks.
(d) Sings too loudly.

2. What does Alfa think is necessary on the battlefield, as he narrates in Chapter VI?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Madness.
(c) Food.
(d) Prayer.

3. In Chapter II, what does Alfa think the trenches look like?
(a) A woman's genitals.
(b) A snake.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A river.

4. What does Alfa do with the severed hands in the recuperation center?
(a) Throws them in the river.
(b) Buries them outside.
(c) Burns them.
(d) Puts them under someone else's bed.

5. What does Alfa understand that Captain Armand wants on the battlefield, but not back in the trenches?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Madness.
(d) Strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Diop totem?

2. What did Alfa's father once tell him about laughter?

3. Where do the soldiers Alfa kills in the night always come out of?

4. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?

5. When do Alfa's trenchmates begin to really fear him?

(see the answer key)

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