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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Alfa always kill the enemy soldiers he kills?
2. What phrase does Afla repeat many times at the beginning of his sentences in Part I?
3. What does Alfa do to preserve the hands he severs?
4. Whose "more-than-brother" does Alfa become in the wake of Mademba's death?
5. Who is Alfa's best friend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was all Alfa could think about when he stayed with Mademba during Mademba's last hours?
2. What is the cultural attitude from Alfa's culture towards the symbol of a totem?
3. What does Alfa let the reader know, through his narration, about the way his best friend Mademba died?
4. What does Alfa do as a sign of honor for Mademba immediately after Mademba's death?
5. What does Alfa really think about Captain Armand's praise for Black soldiers?
6. Why does Alfa not want to reveal where he is hiding the severed hands of the Germans to Captain Armand?
7. How does Mademba Diop die?
8. What changes between Alfa and the rest of the soldiers after Jean-Baptiste's death?
9. What does Alfa say he becomes when he goes out to seek the vengeance on German's for Mademba's death?
10. Why do Alfa's own soldiers begin to fear and avoid him after he brings home the fourth severed hand?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Alfa's feelings about his village, Gandiol, his experiences there coming of age, and his father? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Alfa describe his own belief in God and his own feelings about spirituality? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the barriers that would realistically prevent Alfa from ever being able to be with Fary Thiam for the long-term? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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