3. The speaker considers Galya what, as she flies around on her bicycle in a pair of shorts with seemingly little care for the current regime or laws?

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

5. In “The Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso,” the speaker says the townspeople watch as how many soldiers toss Alfonso on the sidewalk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the beautiful women of Vasenka do?

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

5. In “A Bundle of Laundry,” what has happened to Anushka?

6. How does Alfonso try to make life fun for his daughter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anushka is taken from Momma Galya towards the end of the story. What might have been her fate? Why do you believe this? How might details in this book support your response?

Essay Topic 2

Anushka is born at just six pounds. What is the significance of this? Why is this mentioned in the poem? What other details are given throughout this book that are subtle, yet important and impactful? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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