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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 59 - 88).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfa think Captain Armand wants to do with him in Chapter XIII?
(a) Send him back to Africa.
(b) Lock him up.
(c) Trick him into confessing that he is a sorcerer.
(d) Promote him.

2. What words do Alfa's translator in Part II say over and over?
(a) These are not my words.
(b) These are his words.
(c) The Captain says.
(d) Please sir, do not hurt us.

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

4. When does Captain Armand finally call Alfa in to have a serious talk about his conduct regarding enemy soldiers?
(a) After Alfa is missing for three straight days.
(b) After Alfa brings back his seventh severed hand.
(c) After Alfa stops speaking to anyone.
(d) After Alfa brings back a severed head.

5. In Chapter III, what does Alfa think of his fellow soldiers?
(a) He thinks they are idiots who cannot think for themselves.
(b) He thinks they are very brave.
(c) He thinks they are intelligent.
(d) He does not have any opinion of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alfa think Captain Armand really feels about war?

2. What does Alfa think the war has done to him in Chapter XIV?

3. What does Alfa say on the subjects of blame and God in Chapter XII?

4. What does Alfa always do first to the soldiers he is going to kill?

5. Why do the soldiers in Alfa's unit laugh when he sings?

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