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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, in the Snow,” Alfonso talks to himself saying he is alive and must do what?
(a) Hide.
(b) Listen.
(c) Hurry.
(d) Run.

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

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

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

5. The section ends with Alfonso saying that a man cannot flick off the sky. Why?
(a) It is too dangerous to do this.
(b) It is not right to act this way.
(c) Every person on the earth is already a finger flipped at the sky.
(d) There are too many more important things to do.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom does Alfonso thank for the deafness of the townspeople?

3. As Petya’s body lies on the asphalt, what does Alfonso wonder?

4. In “The Map of Bones and Open Valves,” the townspeople act deaf, so the soldiers begin doing what?

5. How is Petya’s body treated by the soldiers?

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