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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle - Soldiers Don't Like Looking Foolish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfonso says that who have something to tell that not even they can hear?
(a) Ordinary people.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The deaf.
(d) Children.

2. Alfonso says that you can have sex with anyone, but you cannot do what with just anyone?
(a) Care for them.
(b) Love them.
(c) Sit in water.
(d) Die for them.

3. What do the boys pay Alfonso for killing the soldier?
(a) A jar of milk.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A box of oranges.
(d) Fifty rubles.

4. Galya says she is not deaf but has told the world to do what?
(a) Stop shrieking.
(b) Go away and leave her alone.
(c) Quiet down a bit.
(d) Shut off its crazy music for a while.

5. In “Elegy,” how many words does Alfonso pray?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Momma Galya want her neighbors to come see, regarding Anushka?

2. In “Alfonso, in the Snow,” Alfonso talks to himself saying he is alive and must do what?

3. In “A Bundle of Laundry,” where is Anushka crying?

4. What happens if townspeople show signs of deafness?

5. In this bombed city one person takes a cigarette while another gives what to a dog?

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