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1. In “We Lived Happily during the War,” the speaker says what happened when homes were bombed?

In “We Lived Happily during the War,” people protested what was going on. The problem was that their protests were too little too late.

2. In "Dramatis Personae," the speaker describes the characters that will be found in the poem. Who are two of the characters, and how are they described?

Two of the characters the reader will meet in the poems of this book are Alfonso and Sonya Barabinski. They are both puppeteers and newlyweds. Sonya is pregnant and the best puppeteer in town.

3. What does “Gunshot” say about the country of the characters in this story?

This poem says that their country is the stage on which the soldiers march into town and public gatherings are prohibited. On this stage a puppet show is taking place and the soldiers show the people their power by killing a deaf boy.

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