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

2. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?
(a) It is being protected by Sonya.
(b) It is dangling from its strings.
(c) Its mouth is filling with snow.
(d) It is being trampled by the soldiers.

3. How is Petya’s body treated by the soldiers?
(a) It is quickly picked up and put in a truck.
(b) It is left for the dogs.
(c) It is dragged away with little care or dignity for him.
(d) It is carefully put on a gurney and wheeled away.

4. “In Soldiers Aim at Us,” what do the soldiers do to make the townspeople run away, so they can get Petya’s body?
(a) They physically remove them from around Petya.
(b) They rush at the townspeople and knock them over.
(c) They shout at them.
(d) They fire their weapons.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso drink after Sonya is murdered?

2. What does Sonya call Alfonso, playfully, In “While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses"?

3. What do Sonya and Alfonso teach others in Central Square?

4. How does the audience respond when the sergeant puppet reacts to Petya’s sneeze?

5. What happens if townspeople show signs of deafness?

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