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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In “Galya’s Toast,” what does Galya NOT toast?
(a) The twenty-six bones of one foot.
(b) The four dimensions of breathing.
(c) Your voice.
(d) The wonders of the mind.

3. In “A Bundle of Laundry,” where is Anushka crying?
(a) In a laundry basket.
(b) In a crib in an orphanage.
(c) In the arms of a soldier.
(d) Inside the backroom of the checkpoint.

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

5. Galya says she traveled in her life as close to what as she dared to go?
(a) Hell.
(b) Murder.
(c) God.
(d) Danger.

6. In “Soldiers Don’t Like Looking Foolish,” whose names are posted on the wall?
(a) The leaders of Vasenka.
(b) The names of those who were murdered.
(c) The names of all the puppeteers.
(d) The names of those arrested.

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

8. Like young men, the days of May walk to prison wearing what?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Shorts and shirt.
(c) Stripes.
(d) Overcoats thrown over their pajamas.

9. Alfonso and three-day old Anushka come home to their apartment where they find what?
(a) The dirty snow from Sonya’s boots is still on the floor.
(b) More soldiers.
(c) No food or heat.
(d) Mama Galya.

10. When the speaker asks God why he allowed such an act, what is God’s response?
(a) Everyone chooses one's own fate.
(b) He did not allow it.
(c) Every man has free will.
(d) An echo of the question.

11. When Alfonso talks to himself, for what does he long?
(a) A new life.
(b) His wife’s voice.
(c) Sedation.
(d) Silence.

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

13. What of Sonya’s does Alfonso put on after her death?
(a) Her nightgown.
(b) Her red socks.
(c) One of her dresses.
(d) Her shawl.

14. In “In Bombardment, Galya,” how many consecutive days of aerial attacks has Vasenka suffered?
(a) 18.
(b) 27.
(c) 9.
(d) 21.

15. What does the poet say about parenting, based on the actions of Momma Galya?
(a) Parenting costs us a little dignity.
(b) Parenting is always beautiful.
(c) Parenting is not for everyone.
(d) Parenting is not for the weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Momma Galya do on stage, as the lights grow dim?

2. In “Galya’s Puppeteers,” one of Galya’s puppeteers does what to Ivanoff before killing him?

3. Galya asks God to bless what?

4. No one stands up for Alfonso. What do they say?

5. The speaker says that those who make love may borrow the light from who?

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