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

2. In “Central Square,” those who are arrested are forced to walk how?
(a) Backward.
(b) With their arms up.
(c) Chained together.
(d) With their feet chained together.

3. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?
(a) The loudest voice.
(b) The clearest voice.
(c) The smartest voice.
(d) The strongest voice.

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

5. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?
(a) Calms the entire nation.
(b) Reminds him that there is a God.
(c) It overwhelms him.
(d) Gives him another reason why he married her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alfonso says there is such fire from what?

3. “In As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy’s Face with a Newspaper,” how many people watch as Sonya puts the now-dead Petya’s glasses back on his face?

4. What do the signs around town say is the danger of deafness?

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

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