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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. Alfonso says he does not know much more about Sonya than the freckles on her shoulders. How does this make him feel?
(a) It reminds him that they are newlyweds.
(b) It makes him want to get to know her on a deeper level.
(c) It thrills him but also makes him feel alone.
(d) It worries him.

2. The poet says that when Petya is shot, a sound is not heard by the crowd, but what is noticed?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) The soldiers disperse.
(c) The look of revenge on the Sergeant's face.
(d) The sound sends the birds up into the air.

3. When the puppet mimics the demand of the military personnel, all freeze but Petya. What does he do?
(a) He continues to giggle.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He continues to tell the story with his puppet.
(d) He cries.

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

5. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” an unknown speaker says that when homes are bombed, what happens?
(a) People protest, but it is too little too late.
(b) People run for cover.
(c) People will do anything to survive.
(d) People fight for their freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “We Lived Happily before the War,” it has been how many months since America has had a terrible leader?

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

3. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” how does the narrator describe the people of town on the first day of arrests?

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

5. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?

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