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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 “We Lived Happily before the War,” it has been how many months since America has had a terrible leader?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. Alfonso says there is such fire from what?
(a) Burning buildings.
(b) A nearby forest fire.
(c) Pain and suffering.
(d) A match the Lord never lit.

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

4. What do Sonya and Alfonso teach others in Central Square?
(a) Puppetry.
(b) Dance.
(c) Russian.
(d) Sign language.

5. What does Sonya do in “As Soldiers Choke the Stairwell”?
(a) She learns more sign language.
(b) She sings.
(c) She plays the piano.
(d) She scratches the skin off her legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. “In Soldiers Aim at Us,” what do the soldiers do to make the townspeople run away, so they can get Petya’s body?

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

3. What does the sign say that is hanging around Sonya’s neck?

4. When the puppet mimics the demand of the military personnel, all freeze but Petya. What does he do?

5. What is something Alfonso does NOT say protects his daughter, in “Lullaby”?

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