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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle - Soldiers Don't Like Looking Foolish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Galya’s Toast,” what does Galya NOT toast?
(a) The wonders of the mind.
(b) Your voice.
(c) The twenty-six bones of one foot.
(d) The four dimensions of breathing.

2. In “And While Puppeteers Are Arrested,” there is silence which leads to what?
(a) Hangings.
(b) Escape.
(c) Arrests.
(d) Beatings.

3. The townspeople want to leave their funerals and help Momma Galya drop off what in the mailboxes of those who have been arrested?
(a) Bouquets of flowers.
(b) Loaves of bread.
(c) Letters.
(d) Envelopes of money.

4. What is the purpose of “Dramatis Personae”?
(a) To introduce the poet.
(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 characters in the collection of poems.

5. In “I, This Body,” begins with Alfonso being held up at Sonya’s funeral only by what?
(a) A cane.
(b) The hand of God.
(c) Mama Galya.
(d) His neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alfonso say about his wife’s words and actions in “Before the War, We Made a Child”?

2. What do Sonya and Alfonso teach others in Central Square?

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

4. When an army jeep pulls up into Central Square, what does the Seargeant inside tell the crowd to do?

5. In “Momma Galya First Protested,” Momma Galya smokes a cigarette and shouts to the soldiers to do what?

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