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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 30 - 58).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the other soldiers react to Alfa when he comes back to the trench in Chapter II?
(a) They shun him.
(b) They say a prayer for him.
(c) They tell him he should have left Mademba's body behind.
(d) They welcome him as a hero.

2. What is a totem, according to Alfa?
(a) An expense.
(b) Silly.
(c) Taboo.
(d) A relic of the older generations only.

3. What does Alfa begin to think almost as soon as Mademba is dead?
(a) That he should have slit Mademba's throat to put him out of his misery.
(b) That he should have performed his magic above Mademba.
(c) That he should have taken Mademba on an airplane home.
(d) That he should have fed Mademba.

4. What analogy does Alfa use for Mademba's suffering in Part I?
(a) It is like barbed wire.
(b) It is like a snake.
(c) It is like heat.
(d) It is like the moon.

5. In Chapter V, who does Alfa confess he was listening to right around the time when Mademba dies?
(a) His father.
(b) His God.
(c) His enemy.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alfa believe his thoughts belong to?

2. Who is Alfa's best friend?

3. What entreaty to Mademba does Alfa finish Chapter I with?

4. What does Mademba ask Alfa to do for him in Part I?

5. What does Jean-Baptiste do with the hand he steals from Alfa?

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