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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I, This Body - Such is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfonso says he does not know much more about Sonya than the freckles on her shoulders. How does this make him feel?
(a) It reminds him that they are newlyweds.
(b) It thrills him but also makes him feel alone.
(c) It makes him want to get to know her on a deeper level.
(d) It worries him.

2. Sonya had once said that that she would be doing what the day they came to arrest her?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

3. What do the boys pay Alfonso for killing the soldier?
(a) Fifty rubles.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A jar of milk.
(d) A box of oranges.

4. Alfonso says that who have something to tell that not even they can hear?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) Ordinary people.
(c) Children.
(d) The deaf.

5. In “In the Bright Sleeve of the Sky,” why does Alfonso sometimes light a lamp?
(a) So he cannot see.
(b) So he can see.
(c) So he can feel warmth.
(d) To cheer himself up.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet says that when Petya is shot, a sound is not heard by the crowd, but what is noticed?

2. What does Alfonso say is left of Sonya, as she is being pushed around by the soldiers?

3. How does Sonya die?

4. Who does Alfonso say picks breadcrumbs from each citizen’s eyes and watches their legs as they run and fall?

5. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?

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