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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 “And While Puppeteers Are Arrested,” there is silence which leads to what?

2. What does Momma Galya want her neighbors to come see, regarding Anushka?

3. In “Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle,” what does it say Momma Galya Armolinskaya has more of than anyone else in town?

4. The speaker says that to live is more than just to love; one must also be what?

5. What does Alfonso down like a shot of vodka before killing the soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In “Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle,” what does it say Momma Galya Armolinskaya has more than anyone else in town?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do the boys of Vasenka want to do because Sonya was murdered?

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

10. What do the beautiful women of Vasenka do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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