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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. Which soldier does Alfa extract from the trench to kill in Chapter XII?
(a) The one who was singing the loudest.
(b) The one who goes to the bathroom.
(c) The one who starts crying.
(d) The one who stays up to smoke.

2. Why does Alfa ask Mademba to describe the soldier who stabbed him?
(a) Alfa wants to kill the soldier.
(b) Alfa wants to cast a spell on the soldier.
(c) Alfa wants to take the soldier's picture.
(d) Alfa wants to report the soldier.

3. Why did Mademba want to go to war?
(a) He wanted to earn the respect of his father, also a war veteran.
(b) He wanted to avenge his own brother's death in Europe.
(c) He wanted to earn the respect of the girl he loved in the village.
(d) He wanted to help save the "motherland," France.

4. At the end of Chapter XII, how does Alfa believe his fellow soldiers look at him?
(a) As a genius.
(b) As a simpleton.
(c) As a savage.
(d) As a child.

5. Who is Alfa's maternal grandfather?
(a) Farmo Fa.
(b) Levo Ta.
(c) Yoro Ba.
(d) Hero Ma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Alfa use for Mademba's suffering in Part I?

2. Which of the following phrases about God does Alfa repeat throughout Part I?

3. What does Alfa admit to himself that he does in Chapter XII in order to try to get his revenge?

4. In Chapter XI, what does Jean-Baptiste become that eventually leads to his death?

5. Who does Alfa think are the truly brave?

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