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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the puppet mimics the demand of the military personnel, all freeze but Petya. What does he do?
(a) He cries.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He continues to tell the story with his puppet.
(d) He continues to giggle.

2. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?
(a) Coins.
(b) A large, expensive wedding gown.
(c) A taxi ride.
(d) The arrival of soldiers to town.

3. How much does Sonya and Alfonso’s daughter weigh at birth?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 7 pounds.
(c) 6 pounds.
(d) 8 pounds.

4. The poet says that when Petya is shot, a sound is not heard by the crowd, but what is noticed?
(a) The soldiers disperse.
(b) The look of revenge on the Sergeant's face.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) The sound sends the birds up into the air.

5. How is Petya’s body treated by the soldiers?
(a) It is carefully put on a gurney and wheeled away.
(b) It is left for the dogs.
(c) It is dragged away with little care or dignity for him.
(d) It is quickly picked up and put in a truck.

6. “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?
(a) 24.
(b) 14.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

7. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” America is described as falling how?
(a) One politician at a time.
(b) Invisible house by invisible house.
(c) Like snowflakes in a snow storm.
(d) Hard and fast.

8. Sonya had once said that that she would be doing what the day they came to arrest her?
(a) Singing.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing the piano.

9. How do the townspeople in “Alfonso Stands Answerable” respond to the police?
(a) With violent protests.
(b) With stealing and rioting.
(c) With deafness.
(d) With peaceful marches.

10. In this bombed city one person takes a cigarette while another gives what to a dog?
(a) Treats.
(b) A pint of beer.
(c) Table scraps.
(d) A cigarette.

11. The speaker tells God that he can be found, like what beak, pecking everywhere at astonishment?
(a) A dove’s.
(b) A duck’s.
(c) A pigeon’s.
(d) A cardinal’s.

12. How does Sonya die?
(a) By lethal injection.
(b) By hanging.
(c) By suicide.
(d) By firing squad.

13. What does the sign say that is hanging around Sonya’s neck?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) She resisted arrest.
(c) She is a thief.
(d) She is an enemy of the state.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is Alfonso looking for initially in “4 a.m. Bombardment”?

2. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?

3. 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?

4. What do Sonya and Alfonso teach others in Central Square?

5. What does Sonya call Alfonso, playfully, In “While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses"?

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