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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The townspeople, who are the speakers, wish they could leave their funerals with Momma Galya in what vehicle?
(a) A shiny carriage.
(b) A yellow taxi.
(c) A black limousine.
(d) A black hearse.

2. Galya compares her body to what, so that God can watch the small child pulling up on a chair and Galya’s neighbors get arrested?
(a) A balcony.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A microscope.
(d) A window.

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

4. How "Soldiers Don't Like Looking Foolish" end?
(a) Momma Galya runs away with Anushka.
(b) The people go into hiding, and a vegetable stand explodes.
(c) The puppeteers are released.
(d) A riot begins.

5. What do two of Momma Galya’s puppeteers do in front of the checkpoint, to distract the soldiers?
(a) They dance.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They kiss.
(d) They put on a puppet show.

6. What do the boys do before the attack on the soldier takes place?
(a) They cheer for Alfonso.
(b) They hide.
(c) They dance in the streets.
(d) They cross themselves.

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

8. In “Question,” the speaker asks what a man is and responds how?
(a) The center of a family.
(b) The head of the household.
(c) It is the quiet between two bombardments.
(d) The calming presence.

9. To what does the speaker compare the tossing of Alfonso on the sidewalk?
(a) A rodeo.
(b) A vaudeville act.
(c) A meat market.
(d) A ball game.

10. What does Momma Galya want her neighbors to come see, regarding Anushka?
(a) Anushka called her, "Momma."
(b) Anushka just pooped on the park bench.
(c) Anushka just said her first word.
(d) Anushka just learned how to walk.

11. How do the young men of Vasenka want to take revenge on the men who killed Sonya?
(a) They want to burn down the town.
(b) They want to form a militia.
(c) They want to purchase rifles.
(d) They want to perform a public killing of one of the soldiers.

12. In “In the Bright Sleeve of the Sky,” Alfonso asks if he is seeing what?
(a) The little soul.
(b) The little light.
(c) The little angel.
(d) The little baby.

13. What does Alfonso down like a shot of vodka before killing the soldier?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) A raw egg.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A glass of milk.

14. What are the philosophical words mentioned in “Eulogy”?
(a) To live is to love.
(b) We must always have hope.
(c) We must speak not only of great devastation.
(d) To love is to live.

15. In “A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to the Neck,” what does Alfonso do?
(a) He stumbles away from the dead body.
(b) He dances in the street.
(c) He runs quickly away.
(d) He sings at the top of his lungs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the townspeople do in “A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to the Neck” in response to the killing of the soldier?

2. What does Alfonso do to entertain his daughter?

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

4. In “And While Puppeteers Are Arrested,” there is silence which leads to what?

5. Alfonso and three-day old Anushka come home to their apartment where they find what?

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