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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Anushka wrapped up in at her mother’s funeral?
(a) A green handkerchief.
(b) Burlap.
(c) Her mother's shawl.
(d) A pink blanket.

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

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

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

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

7. In “Momma Galya First Protested,” Momma Galya smokes a cigarette and shouts to the soldiers to do what?
(a) Go home to their wives.
(b) Come inside.
(c) Cheer on her girls.
(d) Pay up.

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

9. No one stands up for Alfonso. What do they say?
(a) Nothing.
(b) We can barely stand up for ourselves.
(c) Our silence stands up for us.
(d) We are afraid.

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

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

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

13. In “And While Puppeteers Are Arrested,” there is silence which leads to what?
(a) Arrests.
(b) Beatings.
(c) Escape.
(d) Hangings.

14. What group of people has been arrested following the murder of the soldiers by the puppeteers?
(a) All the women of Vasenka.
(b) All the puppeteers.
(c) All the men on Tedna Street.
(d) All the women on Tedna Street.

15. The speaker says that to live is more than just to love; one must also be what?
(a) Willing to learn.
(b) A bit foolish.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Willing to let go.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alfonso talks to himself, for what does he long?

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

3. Who gives the signal to attack the soldier?

4. What does Anushka achieve in “In Bombardment, Galya”?

5. 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?

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