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

2. Sonya stands and holds up a sign that someone has given her. What does the sign say?
(a) Do not tread on me.
(b) The people are deaf.
(c) We will not give in.
(d) For Petya.

3. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?
(a) A large, expensive wedding gown.
(b) Coins.
(c) The arrival of soldiers to town.
(d) A taxi ride.

4. 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) Play music.
(c) Keep their lights on.
(d) Hang the shoes of their loved ones outside their doors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Sergeant calls to Petya, what does Petya do?

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

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

4. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” America is described as falling how?

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

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