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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the soldiers seem to think about Jean-Baptiste and the hand he stole?
(a) The hand seemed to bring Jean-Baptiste magical powers, and invulnerability.
(b) The hand had brought him bad luck.
(c) The hand had brought him good luck.
(d) No one believed he had actually stolen the hand.

2. What does Alfa think about his own physical appearance?
(a) He is average-looking.
(b) He is too short to be considered attractive by western standards, but he is attractive in his own village.
(c) He is strong and handsome.
(d) He is weak and not attractive.

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

4. What does the doctor have Alfa and the others do to help them through their trauma?
(a) Draw.
(b) Sing.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Dance.

5. At the end of Chapter XII, how does Alfa believe his fellow soldiers look at him?
(a) As a simpleton.
(b) As a genius.
(c) As a savage.
(d) As a child.

6. Who is Mademba's father?
(a) Harvre Diop.
(b) Davi Diop.
(c) Sire Diop.
(d) Marshall Diop.

7. 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.

8. What alias does Alfa jokingly suggest to Mademba that Mademba could use if he became a wrestler?
(a) Turtledove Chest.
(b) Hulk.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Solitary Lion.

9. What does Alfa wait for before trying to catch a German soldier in Chapter XII?
(a) For the soldiers to stop eating.
(b) For the moon to go behind a cloud.
(c) For his hands to stop shaking.
(d) For their singing to stop.

10. In Chapter XVII, who does Alfa briefly fantasize about visiting revenge on for what happened to his mother?
(a) The Hustis.
(b) The Fistus.
(c) The Moors.
(d) The Fulus.

11. What is the doctor's personality like?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Angry.
(d) Gregarious.

12. How many "traitorous" soldiers die at Captain Armand's command?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 20.

13. What does Alfa remember about the night he lost his virginity to Fary Thiam?
(a) It was the solstice.
(b) There was a lunar eclipse.
(c) It was very gold.
(d) It was a full moon.

14. Why does Alfa's mother set off away from Gandiol?
(a) To find her long-lost sister.
(b) To find her other child, who she has not seen in years.
(c) To find her own mother, who has gone missing.
(d) To find out what happened to her father and brothers.

15. How does Alfa describe Captain Armand physically?
(a) He is a small man with peaceful eyes.
(b) He is a small man with eyes that look enraged.
(c) He is an average man with nondescript eyes.
(d) He is a large man with calm eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Mademba know how to speak that Alfa does not know how to speak?

2. Why did Mademba want to go to war?

3. What does Alfa do when Mademba goes to school?

4. What does Captain Armand tell the traitorous soldiers they can have if they put themselves over the top of the trench to be killed by the enemy?

5. What does Alfa think Captain Armand wants to do with him in Chapter XIII?

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