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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) Scared.
(b) Angry.
(c) Brave.
(d) Nervous.

2. To whom does Alfonso thank for the deafness of the townspeople?
(a) The Lord.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) His wife.
(d) The soldiers.

3. After curfew, the families of those who have had loved ones arrested do what as a form of resistance?
(a) Hang puppets outside their homes.
(b) Hang the shoes of their loved ones outside their doors.
(c) Play music.
(d) Keep their lights on.

4. As Petya’s body lies on the asphalt, what does Alfonso wonder?
(a) Why people kill other people.
(b) Why his town is being taken over.
(c) Why Petya had to spit in the Sergeant's face.
(d) Why he, Alfonso, is alive.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In “We Lived Happily before the War,” how does the speaker refer to America?

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

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