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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Checkpoints - For His Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Alfonso say picks breadcrumbs from each citizen’s eyes and watches their legs as they run and fall?
(a) His neighbors and friends.
(b) The yellow canary of his country.
(c) The blue canary of his country.
(d) The leaders of his country.

3. “In Soldiers Aim at Us,” what do the soldiers do to make the townspeople run away, so they can get Petya’s body?
(a) They rush at the townspeople and knock them over.
(b) They fire their weapons.
(c) They physically remove them from around Petya.
(d) They shout at them.

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

5. How many soldiers shove Sonya across town?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Checkpoints” where do the soldiers set up hearing testing sites?

2. The section ends with Alfonso saying that a man cannot flick off the sky. Why?

3. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?

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

5. After curfew, the families of those who have had loved ones arrested do what as a form of resistance?

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