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

2. How does Alfa think Captain Armand really feels about war?
(a) He looks at it as his destiny because all the men in his family were soldiers too.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He abhors it.
(d) He looks at it as just a job.

3. How old was Alfa when his mother left Gandiol?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

5. Who is the leader of the revolt against Captain Armand?
(a) Mademba.
(b) Alfa.
(c) Jean-Baptiste.
(d) Alphonse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Alfa and Fary when they had their sexual encounter?

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

3. Who does Alfa think are the truly brave?

4. Why does Alfa's mother set off away from Gandiol?

5. Why does everyone smile at Alfa in the recuperation center?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Alfa think the war has done to him, as he explains in Part III?

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

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

7. What happens to Alfa's father when Penndo Ba fails to return?

8. How does Afla think he wins over Doctor Francois at the hospital?

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

10. How were Mademba and Alfa different?

(see the answer keys)

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