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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. What is another word Alfa thinks people now think of him as, in the wake of Mademba's death?
(a) An imposter.
(b) A turncoat.
(c) A priest.
(d) A demm.

2. What does Alfa say when Captain Armand wants to know where his severed hands are?
(a) He says God took them because he was unhappy with Alfa.
(b) He says he bartered them.
(c) He says he lost them.
(d) He says he buried them and does not remember where they are.

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

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

5. What slang term do Alfa's fellow soldiers use for the Germans?
(a) Krauts.
(b) Kids.
(c) Aryans.
(d) Jerrys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote, "We embraced each other by our names?"

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?

3. What do the villagers believe happened to Alfa's mother on her journey?

4. What term does Alfa's unit use to refer to Black soldiers?

5. What does the voice inside Alfa's head tell him about his role in Mademba's death that continues to haunt him?

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