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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Sonya shouts, and the townspeople see in her cry and gaping mouth, what does the poet say can be seen?
2. Sonya says a man should smell better than what?
3. How does Sonya die?
4. As Petya’s body lies on the asphalt, what does Alfonso wonder?
5. Alfonso says that you can have sex with anyone, but you cannot do what with just anyone?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what do the townspeople do to protect Petya’s body?
2. How does Alfonso react to his wife’s murder?
3. In “The Map of Bones and Open Valves,” what do Sonya and Alfonso sneak through the city doing? How do they feel about this?
4. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” the speaker says what happened when homes were bombed?
5. 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?
6. What does “Gunshot” say about the country of the characters in this story?
7. In “A Dog Sniffs,” what happens to Sonya?
8. In “Checkpoints” what do the soldiers set up around town and why?
9. Why are puppets hung outside the homes of some of the townspeople?
10. In “4 a.m. Bombardment,” as the morning begins and the town comes to life what are the soldiers doing? What is Alfonso doing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Time and again the invading army knows how to put the townspeople in their place. What tactics do they use to keep the people from revolting? How do these tactics impact the main characters? How does this behavior educate the reader on how invading armies have succeeded in real-life situations to terrorize whole communities and countries?
Essay Topic 2
Sonya and Alfonso continue their puppet shows, even as the invading army forbids public gatherings. Why might they have chosen to continue with the puppet shows? What is the purpose of the puppet shows? How is this an example of peaceful protest?
Essay Topic 3
At Alfonso's death, he is compared to a philosopher. Why? Would you agree that he is philosophic? Why or why not? Would he agree with this comparison? Why or why not?
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