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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alfa think is attracted to him at the Rear?
(a) Mademoiselle Armand.
(b) Mademoiselle Henri.
(c) Mademoiselle Francois.
(d) Mademoiselle Detrande.

2. Who does Alfa think are the truly brave?
(a) The ones who fight for a better place at the table for themselves and those like them.
(b) Those like Mademba who are weak, but still not afraid of punches.
(c) The ones who are the most physically strong.
(d) The ones who bring food to the poor.

3. What does Alfa say Mademba Diop looked like?
(a) He was strong and attractive.
(b) He was too tall to be considered handsome by western standards.
(c) He was weak, small, and ugly.
(d) He was average.

4. What language did Mademba know how to speak that Alfa does not know how to speak?
(a) French.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

5. How old were Alfa and Fary when they had their sexual encounter?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people in Gandiol sometimes tell Mademba about Alfa?

2. What alias does Alfa jokingly suggest to Mademba that Mademba could use if he became a wrestler?

3. How does Alfa think Captain Armand really feels about war?

4. What is the second drawing Alfa makes for the doctor?

5. Who is Mademba's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does everyone think Penndo Ba never returned to Gandiol?

2. What does Alfa come to believe about God's role in what happens in war in Part III?

3. What method does Doctor Francois use to help patients work through their trauma?

4. Why does Alfa suspect his father did not let him go with Penndo Ba when she left?

5. Who takes Alfa in after his mother leaves and fails to return?

6. How were Mademba and Alfa different?

7. What is the first thing Alfa draws for the doctor?

8. Why does Alfa suspect his father lets him be adopted by another family?

9. Why does Yoro Ba want to "give" Alfa's mother to his father in marriage?

10. What did Alfa do to try to catch the person who killed his friend Jean-Baptiste?

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