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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. Why does Alfa's mother set off away from Gandiol?
(a) To find her own mother, who has gone missing.
(b) To find her other child, who she has not seen in years.
(c) To find her long-lost sister.
(d) To find out what happened to her father and brothers.

2. What causes a major change in Jean-Baptiste?
(a) His backfiring of his rifle.
(b) His loss of one of his feet.
(c) Seeing his best friend die.
(d) His receipt of a perfumed letter.

3. What work of Pascal Quignard's does Diop reference in the beginning of Part I?
(a) Mourir de penser.
(b) Camelot.
(c) The Vase.
(d) Carmen.

4. What do wrestlers and warriors have, according to the narrator?
(a) Scars.
(b) Medals.
(c) Friends.
(d) Enemies.

5. Who is the doctor treating Alfa at the Rear?
(a) Doctor Henri.
(b) Doctor Francois.
(c) Doctor Detrande.
(d) Doctor Armand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa do with the severed hands in the recuperation center?

2. Which soldier does Alfa extract from the trench to kill in Chapter XII?

3. How does Alfa describe his mother's and father's relationship?

4. How does the doctor's attitude towards Alfa change after Alfa draws the hands?

5. Before Mademba died, how did Alfa usually conduct himself with Mademba on the battlefield?

(see the answer key)

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