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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 119 - 145).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alfa hear the night he approaches the German trenches to avenge Jean-Baptiste's death?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Angry shouting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

3. Who gives the daughter the means to save herself in the story in Chapter XXV?
(a) Her nurse.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Alfa compare his extraction of a German soldier from his trench in Part XII to?
(a) Extracting a seed from a pod.
(b) Extracting a fish from the river.
(c) Extracting a rabbit from a hole.
(d) Extracting a tiny baby from his mother's belly.

5. Why did people in Gandiol avoid walking at night near the river?
(a) For fear of the goddess Mame Coumba Bang.
(b) For fear of alligators.
(c) It was too cold by the water.
(d) For fear of snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa do to the soldiers that he believes make them think he is about to rape them?

2. How does Alfa quickly begin to feel about the German soldier he kills in Chapter XII?

3. Who accompanies Alfa's mother on her trip to Walade?

4. What does Alfa's captain tell the soldiers in his unit think of Black soldiers like him?

5. What rite of passage did Mademba and Alfa share on the same day in their youth?

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