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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 town.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) His wife.
(d) Life.

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

3. “Gunshot” begins by comparing the country to what?
(a) The barrel of a gun.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A shooting.
(d) A stage.

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

5. When an army jeep pulls up into Central Square, what does the Seargeant inside tell the crowd to do?
(a) Stop laughing.
(b) Disperse.
(c) Hold still.
(d) Drop to the ground.

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. What do the townspeople do when soldiers arrive back in the square to take Petya’s body?

3. “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?

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

5. As Sonya shouts, and the townspeople see in her cry and gaping mouth, what does the poet say can be seen?

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