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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. When an army jeep pulls up into Central Square, what does the Seargeant inside tell the crowd to do?
(a) Disperse.
(b) Hold still.
(c) Stop laughing.
(d) Drop to the ground.

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

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

4. What does Alfonso do to entertain his daughter?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He dances with her.
(c) He tickles her.
(d) He puts a newspaper on his head like a hat.

5. Why does Alfonso kill the soldier?
(a) He is insane.
(b) He wants revenge.
(c) He wants to die.
(d) He does not think the boys know how to kill a man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the speaker say is the only barricade for the townspeople?

3. What are the little bundles in “The Little Bundles”?

4. Punishment for the murder of the soldiers by the puppeteers has led to what?

5. In “In the Bright Sleeve of the Sky,” Alfonso asks if he is seeing what?

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