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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. What does Alfa think the war has done to him in Chapter XIV?
(a) Made him a sorcerer.
(b) Made him grow up all at once.
(c) Made him a coward.
(d) Made him a hero.

2. 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 their singing to stop.
(d) For his hands to stop shaking.

3. What does Alfa think the Captain and his fellow soldiers hope will happen to him when he returns to the Front from the Rear?
(a) He will decide to desert the army.
(b) The Germans will kill him.
(c) He will kill himself.
(d) He will be taken by another sorcerer.

4. What is the first thing Mademba draws for the doctor?
(a) A self-portrait.
(b) A portrait of his mother.
(c) A portrait of Mademba.
(d) A portrait of his father.

5. Who was the most desirable young girl in Gandiol?
(a) Henrietta Lam.
(b) Mary Bo.
(c) Penndo Hero.
(d) Fary Thiam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfa compare his doctor to?

2. Who is the leader of the revolt against Captain Armand?

3. Who is Alfa trying to avenge in Chapter XII?

4. Why did people in Gandiol avoid walking at night near the river?

5. What does Alfa remember about the night he lost his virginity to Fary Thiam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one convention of romantic relationships in Gandiol?

3. What does Alfa bring to the hospital with him, and why?

4. Why do the soldiers in Alfa's unit decide to disobey Captain Armand in Part III?

5. What is the relationship between Penndo Ba and Alfa's father like?

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

7. What are the circumstances of Alfa's first sexual experience with a woman?

8. What does Captain Armand do when the soldiers disobey him?

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

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

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