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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Lived Happily During the War - Soldiers Aim at Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” to whom is he answerable?
(a) His wife.
(b) Life.
(c) His town.
(d) The soldiers.

2. As Sonya shouts, and the townspeople see in her cry and gaping mouth, what does the poet say can be seen?
(a) The nakedness of the whole nation.
(b) Sonya's pain and anguish.
(c) Her throat.
(d) The evil that has arrived to their town.

3. In “We Lived Happily before the War,” it has been how many months since America has had a terrible leader?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

5. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?
(a) The arrival of soldiers to town.
(b) Coins.
(c) A large, expensive wedding gown.
(d) A taxi ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. The section ends with Alfonso saying that a man cannot flick off the sky. Why?

2. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” America is described as falling how?

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

4. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?

5. “In As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy’s Face with a Newspaper,” how many people watch as Sonya puts the now-dead Petya’s glasses back on his face?

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