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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. What do girls and boys do to the soldier?
(a) They spit at him.
(b) They dance with him.
(c) They spray water on him.
(d) They hit him.

2. What does the sign say that is hanging around Sonya’s neck?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) She is an enemy of the state.
(c) She is a thief.
(d) She resisted arrest.

3. In “The Map of Bones and Open Valves,” the townspeople act deaf, so the soldiers begin doing what?
(a) Teaching the people sign language.
(b) Ignoring them.
(c) Learning sign language.
(d) Examining everyone’s ears.

4. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” how does the narrator describe the people of town on the first day of arrests?
(a) Brave.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Nervous.

5. In “Elegy,” how many words does Alfonso pray?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alfonso and Sonya are on the bridge, what does he notice about the helicopter overhead?

2. The speaker in “Such Is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air” asks that they be allowed to wash their faces in what?

3. To what does the speaker say is the only barricade for the townspeople?

4. What of Sonya’s does Alfonso put on after her death?

5. What does Alfonso drink after Sonya is murdered?

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