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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter V, who does Alfa confess he was listening to right around the time when Mademba dies?
2. What work of Pascal Quignard's does Diop reference in the beginning of Part I?
3. What does Alfa do to preserve the hands he severs?
4. What phrase does Alfa end Chapter III with?
5. What does Alfa's captain tell the soldiers in his unit think of Black soldiers like him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alfa say he becomes when he goes out to seek the vengeance on German's for Mademba's death?
2. What does Alfa suspect about Sack's translation to him from Captain Armand?
3. What does Alfa let the reader know, through his narration, about the way his best friend Mademba died?
4. What does Alfa begin to understand that his fellow soldiers think he is?
5. How does Mademba Diop die?
6. Why does Alfa feel almost entirely responsible for Mademba's death?
7. What does Alfa think about his fellow soldiers and his perceptions of who is really is in Part I?
8. What does Alfa really think about Captain Armand's praise for Black soldiers?
9. What phrase does Alfa Ndiaye begin repeating immediately in Part I?
10. What does Alfa often see in his enemy's eyes before he kills him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Alfa describe his own belief in God and his own feelings about spirituality? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What are Alfa's feelings and beliefs about the relationship between sex, losing one's virginity, and manhood? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Alfa's father change after the disappearance of Alfa's mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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