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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Fula nomads' proverb say, according to Alfa?
(a) Sometimes you bite the tiger, sometimes the tiger bites you.
(b) A penny saved is a penny earned.
(c) Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
(d) At dawn you can already know if the day will be good or bad.

2. How old was Alfa when his mother left Gandiol?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. Who was the most desirable young girl in Gandiol?
(a) Penndo Hero.
(b) Henrietta Lam.
(c) Mary Bo.
(d) Fary Thiam.

4. What does Alfa say Mademba Diop looked like?
(a) He was too tall to be considered handsome by western standards.
(b) He was strong and attractive.
(c) He was average.
(d) He was weak, small, and ugly.

5. Who carries Afla's mother in the canoe part of the way on her journey?
(a) Ndiaga.
(b) Fary Thiam.
(c) Mademba.
(d) Yoro Ba.

6. How does Alfa help Mademba prepare for war enough so that he will be accepted into the army?
(a) By reading him war stories.
(b) By showing him movies of war.
(c) By showing him how to use a rifle.
(d) By training him with a sword and feeding him a lot of food to help him gain weight.

7. Why does everyone smile at Alfa in the recuperation center?
(a) He smiles at them first.
(b) They are afraid of him.
(c) They like his jokes.
(d) They think is hair is funny.

8. How does Alfa think he can tell that the woman at the hospital in the Rear is attracted to him?
(a) She tells him she wants to sleep with him.
(b) She tells him he looks like her late husband.
(c) She tells him he is handsome.
(d) By reading it in her eyes.

9. Why should soldiers not smoke in a war, according to Alfa?
(a) It is bad for their health.
(b) It uses too much lighter fluid.
(c) It is bad for morale.
(d) It helps the enemy see where the soldiers are.

10. Who does Alfa lose his virginity to?
(a) Penndo Hero.
(b) Mary Ba.
(c) Mademoiselle Henri.
(d) Fary Thiam.

11. Who is the leader of the revolt against Captain Armand?
(a) Alphonse.
(b) Jean-Baptiste.
(c) Mademba.
(d) Alfa.

12. What does Alfa do when Mademba goes to school?
(a) Study law.
(b) Work in the fields.
(c) Carry water from the village and to the village.
(d) Build houses.

13. How old were Alfa and Fary when they had their sexual encounter?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

14. What term does Alfa use to describe all the white soldiers?
(a) Timpand.
(b) Armand.
(c) Tirald.
(d) Toubab.

15. Who does one of the first soldiers to go out of the trench with his hands tied call out to in his last moment?
(a) Maronette.
(b) Monique.
(c) Odette.
(d) Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mademba's father?

2. What does Alfa think of Captain Armand's treatment of the traitorous soldiers?

3. How does Alfa think Captain Armand sees him?

4. Where do Alfa and Mademba fantasize about living after the war?

5. What does Alfa say when Captain Armand wants to know where his severed hands are?

(see the answer keys)

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