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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. As Petya’s body lies on the asphalt, what does Alfonso wonder?
(a) Why he, Alfonso, is alive.
(b) Why people kill other people.
(c) Why his town is being taken over.
(d) Why Petya had to spit in the Sergeant's face.

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

4. Alfonso says that who have something to tell that not even they can hear?
(a) Children.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) Ordinary people.
(d) The deaf.

5. How does “A Dog Sniffs” begin?
(a) Sonya is out looking for bread.
(b) Sonya is sleeping.
(c) Sonya is nursing their baby, Anushka.
(d) The baby is crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the signs around town say is the danger of deafness?

2. In “Lullaby,” what does Alfonso call his baby?

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. How much does Sonya and Alfonso’s daughter weigh at birth?

5. How many soldiers shove Sonya across town?

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