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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Checkpoints - For His Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the signs around town say is the danger of deafness?
(a) It is contagious.
(b) It is hard to correct.
(c) It is a sign of cancer.
(d) It is deadly.

2. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?
(a) The smartest voice.
(b) The clearest voice.
(c) The loudest voice.
(d) The strongest voice.

3. In this bombed city one person takes a cigarette while another gives what to a dog?
(a) Treats.
(b) Table scraps.
(c) A pint of beer.
(d) A cigarette.

4. Why does Alfonso say he is answerable in “Alfonso Stands Answerable”?
(a) He shoots an officer.
(b) He threatens his neighbors.
(c) He runs away down the street.
(d) He hides behind his wife.

5. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?
(a) Reminds him that there is a God.
(b) Gives him another reason why he married her.
(c) It overwhelms him.
(d) Calms the entire nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something Alfonso does NOT say protects his daughter, in “Lullaby”?

2. After curfew, the families of those who have had loved ones arrested do what as a form of resistance?

3. For whom is Alfonso looking for initially in “4 a.m. Bombardment”?

4. The speaker tells God that he can be found, like what beak, pecking everywhere at astonishment?

5. When the Sergeant calls to Petya, what does Petya do?

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