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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. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?
(a) A taxi ride.
(b) Coins.
(c) The arrival of soldiers to town.
(d) A large, expensive wedding gown.

2. “In As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy’s Face with a Newspaper,” how many people watch as Sonya puts the now-dead Petya’s glasses back on his face?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 14.
(d) 24.

3. In “Question,” the speaker asks what a man is and responds how?
(a) The center of a family.
(b) The calming presence.
(c) It is the quiet between two bombardments.
(d) The head of the household.

4. What does Alfonso drink after Sonya is murdered?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Poison.

5. Why does Alfonso kill the soldier?
(a) He wants revenge.
(b) He wants to die.
(c) He is insane.
(d) He does not think the boys know how to kill a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Central Square,” those who are arrested are forced to walk how?

2. What do Mama Galya and her puppeteers do at Sonya’s funeral?

3. The speaker says that those who make love may borrow the light from who?

4. How is Petya’s body treated by the soldiers?

5. Sonya and Alfonso sneak through the city telling everyone to do what?

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