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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. What does Alfa imagine the Germans did for the person who killed Jean-Baptiste?
(a) Offer him tobacco and maybe even write a song for him.
(b) Punish him.
(c) Give him chocolate.
(d) Give him a parade.

2. What earns Alfa his solitude in war in Chapter VII?
(a) The enemy hands.
(b) His unwillingness to wash.
(c) His language.
(d) His prayers.

3. What does Alfa always do first to the soldiers he is going to kill?
(a) Cut off their feet first.
(b) Slit their throats immediately.
(c) Knock them unconscious.
(d) Disarm, gag, and then tie their hands behind their backs.

4. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?
(a) Sorcerers.
(b) Big Men.
(c) Chocolats.
(d) Night Hawks.

5. Where does Alfa often kill the enemy soldiers in Chapter III?
(a) The forest on the German side.
(b) His own trench.
(c) By the river.
(d) No-man's-land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alfa's only real white friend among his fellow soldiers?

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

3. How does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers?

4. What forces Alfa to ignore Mademba's suffering as Mademba is dying?

5. Which of the following phrases about God does Alfa repeat throughout Part I?

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