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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I, This Body - Such is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 reminds him that they are newlyweds.
(d) It makes him want to get to know her on a deeper level.

2. “Gunshot” begins by comparing the country to what?
(a) A shooting.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A stage.
(d) The barrel of a gun.

3. How does the audience respond when the sergeant puppet reacts to Petya’s sneeze?
(a) They become nervous.
(b) They begin to shout angrily.
(c) They freeze.
(d) They laugh.

4. What do the girls steal during all the commotion?
(a) The milk.
(b) Vodka.
(c) The box of oranges.
(d) The rubles.

5. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” an unknown speaker says that when homes are bombed, what happens?
(a) People run for cover.
(b) People protest, but it is too little too late.
(c) People fight for their freedom.
(d) People will do anything to survive.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the speaker compare the tossing of Alfonso on the sidewalk?

2. Alfonso says that in the nursery, quiet hisses like what?

3. How does “A Dog Sniffs” begin?

4. As the morning begins and the town comes to life, soldiers stand about looking for those who are deaf, and Alfonso is desperately looking for whom?

5. What does Alfonso do to entertain his daughter?

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