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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 “The Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso,” the speaker says the townspeople watch as how many soldiers toss Alfonso on the sidewalk?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

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

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

4. To what does the speaker compare the tossing of Alfonso on the sidewalk?
(a) A ball game.
(b) A vaudeville act.
(c) A rodeo.
(d) A meat market.

5. What of Sonya’s does Alfonso put on after her death?
(a) One of her dresses.
(b) Her nightgown.
(c) Her red socks.
(d) Her shawl.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “In the Bright Sleeve of the Sky,” Alfonso asks if he is seeing what?

2. How do the puppeteers kill the soldiers?

3. What does the sign say that is hanging around the neck of a drunk soldier?

4. What does Momma Galya say deafness really is?

5. In “Such Is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air,” the speaker says that the story is of those who danced how before God?

Short Essay Questions

1. In “In Bombardment, Galya,” what does Galya manage to survive?

2. Why does the speaker consider Momma Galya the luckiest woman in the country?

3. What payment does Alfonso receive for killing the soldier?

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

5. How do the townspeople behave in “The Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso”?

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

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

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

9. In “I, This Body,” how does Alfonso explain how he manages to make it through his wife’s funeral?

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

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