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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alfonso say picks breadcrumbs from each citizen’s eyes and watches their legs as they run and fall?
(a) The blue canary of his country.
(b) The yellow canary of his country.
(c) The leaders of his country.
(d) His neighbors and friends.

2. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?
(a) The clearest voice.
(b) The smartest voice.
(c) The strongest voice.
(d) The loudest voice.

3. “In Soldiers Aim at Us,” what do the soldiers do to make the townspeople run away, so they can get Petya’s body?
(a) They fire their weapons.
(b) They rush at the townspeople and knock them over.
(c) They shout at them.
(d) They physically remove them from around Petya.

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

5. “Gunshot” begins by comparing the country to what?
(a) The barrel of a gun.
(b) A stage.
(c) A shooting.
(d) A bullet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?

2. Alfonso says that you can have sex with anyone, but you cannot do what with just anyone?

3. As Sonya shouts, and the townspeople see in her cry and gaping mouth, what does the poet say can be seen?

4. In “Of Weddings before the War,” what does the speaker NOT mention?

5. For what food can people view a naked Sonya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in “Soldiers Aim at Us?”

2. In “4 a.m. Bombardment,” as the morning begins and the town comes to life what are the soldiers doing? What is Alfonso doing?

3. In “Deafness, an Insurgency, Begins,” what does the speaker say about his country, the day after Petya is murdered?

4. In "Dramatis Personae," the speaker describes the characters that will be found in the poem. Who are two of the characters, and how are they described?

5. What is the topic of both “Of Weddings before the War” and “Still Newlyweds”?

6. What happens in “Central Square?”

7. In “4 a.m. Bombardment,” what is Alfonso doing?

8. In “Lullaby,” what does Alfonso say will protect his daughter?

9. What does Alfonso say about his and his wife’s bathing ritual?

10. What does “Gunshot” say about the country of the characters in this story?

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