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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. In “Elegy,” how many words does Alfonso pray?

2. What does the speaker say is the best education during wartime?

3. What are the little bundles in “The Little Bundles”?

4. What is Anushka wrapped up in at her mother’s funeral?

5. Why does Alfonso kill the soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. The townspeople, who are the speakers, wish they could leave their funerals with Momma Galya and do what?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first person shot and killed is a young deaf boy. What leads to his death? Why might he have acted this way? Do you see this as brave or foolish? Why or why not? Might he have realized the repercussions of his actions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Momma Galya is poorly treated at the end of her life and even in death. How is she poorly treated? Why is she treated this way? What does this say about her community? In what other ways are others in this story abused, mistreated, and forgotten? How does this relate to current events in the U.S.?

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