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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. How far away do his fellow soldiers begin staying from Alfa?
(a) Two fields' length.
(b) Ten large steps.
(c) Six meters.
(d) Nine leagues.

2. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him as he stayed with Mademba when Mademba was dying?
(a) Not to kill Mademba and play God.
(b) To run away and leave the war.
(c) To kill Mademba.
(d) To respect his mother's wishes and only to kill enemy soldiers.

3. What phrase does Afla repeat many times at the beginning of his sentences in Part I?
(a) Help now.
(b) You know.
(c) I know, I understand.
(d) Please God.

4. What does Alfa think of Captain Armand's treatment of the traitorous soldiers?
(a) He thinks it is just.
(b) He thinks it is just like what his father would have done in a similar situation.
(c) He thinks he can put it right if he uses his own magic.
(d) He has never seen anything so ugly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What earns Alfa his solitude in war in Chapter VII?

2. What is the Diop totem?

3. What term does Alfa use to describe all the white soldiers?

4. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?

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

(see the answer key)

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