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

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

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

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

5. Galya says she is not deaf but has told the world to do what?
(a) Quiet down a bit.
(b) Stop shrieking.
(c) Shut off its crazy music for a while.
(d) Go away and leave her alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Alfonso put to death?

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

3. In “The Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso,” the speaker says the townspeople watch as how many soldiers toss Alfonso on the sidewalk?

4. The speaker considers Galya what, as she flies around on her bicycle in a pair of shorts with seemingly little care for the current regime or laws?

5. The speaker says that Alfonso played the accordion out of tune where the only musical instrument of his country is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alfonso struggle with his wife’s death, based on what is said in “I, This Body”?

2. How is Alfonso treated by the townspeople in “A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to the Neck”?

3. What details are given about Anushka at her mother’s funeral?

4. In “Galya’s Toast,” what does Galya toast?

5. When and how is Momma Galya compared to the wind?

6. During the day, Galya, riding her green bicycle, does what to the checkpoints?

7. What takes place right before and after the killing of the soldier?

8. How does Momma Galya react to seeing the names posted in “Soldiers Don’t Like Looking Foolish”?

9. What is the eulogy given at Alfonso’s funeral?

10. How is the soldier treated prior to being killed?

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