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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. For whom is Alfonso looking for initially in “4 a.m. Bombardment”?
(a) A man that resembles him.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) His child.
(d) A soldier.

2. What does Alfonso say about his wife’s words and actions in “Before the War, We Made a Child”?
(a) They are sweet and innocent.
(b) They are all requests for him to join her in bed.
(c) They kind and gentle.
(d) They are the words of a young bride.

3. What is something Alfonso does NOT say protects his daughter, in “Lullaby”?
(a) Rainwater.
(b) The army.
(c) Walls.
(d) Branches.

4. Alfonso says he does not know much more about Sonya than the freckles on her shoulders. How does this make him feel?
(a) It makes him want to get to know her on a deeper level.
(b) It reminds him that they are newlyweds.
(c) It thrills him but also makes him feel alone.
(d) It worries him.

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 quickly picked up and put in a truck.
(d) It is dragged away with little care or dignity for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alfonso say picks breadcrumbs from each citizen’s eyes and watches their legs as they run and fall?

2. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” to whom is he answerable?

3. Alfonso says Sonya speaks against silence, all the while knowing what?

4. What do the townspeople do when soldiers arrive back in the square to take Petya’s body?

5. What is Alfonso doing when Sonya is taken by force in a jeep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in “Arrival”?

3. In “A Dog Sniffs,” what happens to Sonya?

4. What does the speaker say in “A Cigarette” about the townspeople?

5. In “As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy’s Face with a Newspaper,” how does Sonya react to her cousin’s murder?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the speaker say in “For His Wife”?

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