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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 does Sonya call Alfonso, playfully, In “While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses"?
(a) Pig.
(b) Stranger.
(c) Lover.
(d) Young man.

2. Sonya and Alfonso sneak through the city telling everyone to do what?
(a) Run away.
(b) Forge illegal papers.
(c) Hide.
(d) Be courageous.

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

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

5. In “Question,” what is the response when the speaker asks the question, “What is a child”?
(a) The future of the whole world.
(b) The quiet found between two bombardments.
(c) Our only hope.
(d) The physical love of two people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alfonso says that a bathtub, infant, and marriage bed are what?

3. “In Soldiers Aim at Us,” what do the soldiers do to make the townspeople run away, so they can get Petya’s body?

4. What is Alfonso doing when Sonya is taken by force in a jeep?

5. In “Alfonso, in the Snow,” Alfonso talks to himself saying he is alive and must do what?

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