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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,” how does the narrator describe the people of town on the first day of arrests?
(a) Brave.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

2. What is the purpose of “Dramatis Personae”?
(a) To introduce the poet.
(b) To introduce the characters in the collection of poems.
(c) To tell about the dramatic personalities in the poet's life.
(d) To give incite into the drama of the poems to come.

3. In “We Lived Happily before the War,” how does the speaker refer to America?
(a) A country of diversity.
(b) A country of freedom.
(c) A country of the courageous.
(d) A country of money.

4. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” America is described as falling how?
(a) Like snowflakes in a snow storm.
(b) One politician at a time.
(c) Hard and fast.
(d) Invisible house by invisible house.

5. When Alfonso and Sonya are on the bridge, what does he notice about the helicopter overhead?
(a) It is trying to fire at them.
(b) It does not see them.
(c) It puts a spotlight on Sonya.
(d) It looks like it might crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfonso says there is such fire from what?

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

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

4. Alfonso says he does not know much more about Sonya than the freckles on her shoulders. How does this make him feel?

5. How do the townspeople in “Alfonso Stands Answerable” respond to the police?

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