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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 do to the soldiers that he believes make them think he is about to rape them?
(a) Touch their genitals.
(b) Begins to undress himself.
(c) Tells them he is going to rape them.
(d) Undress them.

2. 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) Monique.
(b) Odette.
(c) Claire.
(d) Maronette.

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

4. Where are most of the other Black soldiers from in the unit?
(a) West Africa.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Alfa's trenchmates begin to really fear him?

2. In Chapter X, what does Alfa know for sure he himself is not, even if everyone else seems to think he is?

3. What is a totem, according to Alfa?

4. Why does Mademba leave before the others on the day he dies?

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

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