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

2. In “What Are Days,” the speaker compares the days of May to whom?

3. What does the poet say about parenting, based on the actions of Momma Galya?

4. What Alfonso cannot believe about his door-slamming wife?

5. What do two of Momma Galya’s puppeteers do in front of the checkpoint, to distract the soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are two things the speaker says in “Such Is the Story Made of Stubbornness and a Little Air”?

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

4. What education does the speaker say Momma Galya gives?

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

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

7. What do the beautiful women of Vasenka do?

8. What do the townspeople try not to notice about Momma Galya?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Momma Galya's behavior is astonishing to those in her community. How do her actions show her intelligence, bravery, and commitment to her homeland? How does the poet reveal her to be both thick-skinned and soft? What leads to her downfall? How do the reactions of her fellow townspeople ultimately destroy her in a way the invading army never could? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Alfonso says he wife was a door-slammer and he a fool. What does he mean by this? Would you agree that he is foolish? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

For a box of oranges, Alfonso kills a soldier. How does he seem to feel about his actions? How does this compare to the reactions of the other townspeople? How do the reactions of the townspeople right after the killing compare to when Alfonso is tortured and killed? What does this reveal about the townspeople?

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