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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. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” America is described as falling how?
(a) Like snowflakes in a snow storm.
(b) One politician at a time.
(c) Invisible house by invisible house.
(d) Hard and fast.

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

3. What does Alfonso say is left of Sonya, as she is being pushed around by the soldiers?
(a) Her silence.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her love for her people.
(d) A puppet that speaks only in sign language.

4. Alfonso says there is such fire from what?
(a) A nearby forest fire.
(b) Burning buildings.
(c) A match the Lord never lit.
(d) Pain and suffering.

5. In “Lullaby,” what does Alfonso call his baby?
(a) Little angel.
(b) Little earth.
(c) Little one.
(d) Little baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sonya do in “As Soldiers Choke the Stairwell”?

2. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?

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

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

5. Why does Alfonso say he is answerable in “Alfonso Stands Answerable”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in “Arrival”?

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

4. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” the speaker says what happened when homes were bombed?

5. In “Checkpoints” what do the soldiers set up around town and why?

6. In “The Map of Bones and Open Valves,” what do Sonya and Alfonso sneak through the city doing? How do they feel about this?

7. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” to whom does Alfonso say he is answerable?

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 the speaker say in “For His Wife”?

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