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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?
(a) Sorcerers.
(b) Big Men.
(c) Night Hawks.
(d) Chocolats.

2. In Chapter XI, what does Jean-Baptiste become that eventually leads to his death?
(a) A unit leader.
(b) An informant.
(c) A provocateur.
(d) A cook.

3. What does Alfa think of himself in Chapter III when he "leaves the belly of the earth"?
(a) He becomes like a peacock.
(b) He makes himself a little inhuman.
(c) He becomes like a snake.
(d) He calls on his sorcerer ancestors and becomes like a sorcerer.

4. How does Captain Armand signal to his own men that an attack is about to begin?
(a) His trumpet.
(b) His fingers snapping.
(c) His whistle.
(d) His hand sign.

5. How does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers?
(a) He shoots them.
(b) He poisons them.
(c) He disembowels them.
(d) He hangs them.

6. What does Alfa do when a retreat is called, in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) He retreats only after praying.
(b) He retreats only after firing his gun many times.
(c) He retreats at once.
(d) He never retreats.

7. What does Mademba ask Alfa to do for him in Part I?
(a) Take him home.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Pray for him.
(d) Feed him.

8. What does Alfa always come back to the trenches with after Mademba dies?
(a) A severed hand and the rifle it carried.
(b) A flower.
(c) A pig.
(d) A head.

9. What medal is Alfa told he will be awarded in Part II?
(a) The Gold Star.
(b) The Purple Heart.
(c) The Wallingford.
(d) The Croix de Guerre.

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

11. What does Alfa do with Mademba's body after he dies?
(a) Leaves it on the battlefield.
(b) Carries it back to his trench.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Cuts it up and buries it.

12. How does Alfa repeatedly refer to Mademba Diop?
(a) My cousin.
(b) My soul mate.
(c) My more-than-brother.
(d) My nemesis.

13. Who is Alfa's best friend?
(a) Mademba Diop.
(b) Captain Armand.
(c) Moby.
(d) Jean-Baptiste.

14. What is the Ndiaye totem?
(a) A lion.
(b) A peacock.
(c) An elephant.
(d) An alligator.

15. Who does Alfa believe his thoughts belong to?
(a) His mother.
(b) Him alone.
(c) His commander.
(d) Mademba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Afla repeat many times at the beginning of his sentences in Part I?

2. Where does Alfa often kill the enemy soldiers in Chapter III?

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

4. Who is Alfa's only real white friend among his fellow soldiers?

5. What earns Alfa his solitude in war in Chapter VII?

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