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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. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?
(a) Its mouth is filling with snow.
(b) It is being protected by Sonya.
(c) It is dangling from its strings.
(d) It is being trampled by the soldiers.

2. When the Sergeant calls to Petya, what does Petya do?
(a) He tries to hide.
(b) He stops giggling and grows silent.
(c) He spits in his face.
(d) He shouts at the Sergeant.

3. What happens to those who are caught unable to hear the soldiers?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They are put in stocks.
(c) They are shot on the spot.
(d) They are hauled away in trucks.

4. What is something Alfonso does NOT say protects his daughter, in “Lullaby”?
(a) Walls.
(b) Branches.
(c) The army.
(d) Rainwater.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many soldiers shove Sonya across town?

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

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

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

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