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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Lived Happily During the War - Soldiers Aim at Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the townspeople do when soldiers arrive back in the square to take Petya’s body?
(a) They give the soldier's Petya's body.
(b) They run and hide.
(c) They encircle Sonya, Alfonso, and the Petya with their arms locked together.
(d) They charge the soldiers.

2. When Alfonso and Sonya are on the bridge, what does he notice about the helicopter overhead?
(a) It is trying to fire at them.
(b) It puts a spotlight on Sonya.
(c) It does not see them.
(d) It looks like it might crash.

3. In “Alfonso Stands Answerable,” how does the narrator describe the people of town on the first day of arrests?
(a) Brave.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Nervous.

4. What is the purpose of “Dramatis Personae”?
(a) To introduce the characters in the collection of poems.
(b) To give incite into the drama of the poems to come.
(c) To tell about the dramatic personalities in the poet's life.
(d) To introduce the poet.

5. After curfew, the families of those who have had loved ones arrested do what as a form of resistance?
(a) Play music.
(b) Hang the shoes of their loved ones outside their doors.
(c) Hang puppets outside their homes.
(d) Keep their lights on.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet says that when Petya is shot, a sound is not heard by the crowd, but what is noticed?

2. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?

3. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?

4. “Gunshot” begins by comparing the country to what?

5. When the Sergeant calls to Petya, what does Petya do?

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