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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Still Newlyweds,” Alfonso says that when Sonya steps out of the shower, it does what?
(a) Reminds him that there is a God.
(b) It overwhelms him.
(c) Calms the entire nation.
(d) Gives him another reason why he married her.

2. When an army jeep pulls up into Central Square, what does the Seargeant inside tell the crowd to do?
(a) Stop laughing.
(b) Hold still.
(c) Disperse.
(d) Drop to the ground.

3. Alfonso says that you can have sex with anyone, but you cannot do what with just anyone?
(a) Care for them.
(b) Love them.
(c) Die for them.
(d) Sit in water.

4. In “Alfonso, in the Snow,” Alfonso talks to himself saying he is alive and must do what?
(a) Hurry.
(b) Listen.
(c) Run.
(d) Hide.

5. Why does Alfonso say he is answerable in “Alfonso Stands Answerable”?
(a) He runs away down the street.
(b) He shoots an officer.
(c) He hides behind his wife.
(d) He threatens his neighbors.

6. Alfonso says that Sonya’s voice, although it cannot be heard, is what?
(a) The strongest voice.
(b) The loudest voice.
(c) The smartest voice.
(d) The clearest voice.

7. When the Sergeant calls to Petya, what does Petya do?
(a) He shouts at the Sergeant.
(b) He spits in his face.
(c) He stops giggling and grows silent.
(d) He tries to hide.

8. What does Alfonso say is left of Sonya, as she is being pushed around by the soldiers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A puppet that speaks only in sign language.
(c) Her love for her people.
(d) Her silence.

9. In “The Map of Bones and Open Valves,” the townspeople act deaf, so the soldiers begin doing what?
(a) Ignoring them.
(b) Teaching the people sign language.
(c) Examining everyone’s ears.
(d) Learning sign language.

10. What does Sonya call Alfonso, playfully, In “While the Child Sleeps, Sonya Undresses"?
(a) Stranger.
(b) Young man.
(c) Lover.
(d) Pig.

11. In “Lullaby,” what does Alfonso call his baby?
(a) Little earth.
(b) Little one.
(c) Little baby.
(d) Little angel.

12. In “The Townspeople Circle the Boy’s Body,” what is happening to the puppet lying near Petya?
(a) It is being protected by Sonya.
(b) It is being trampled by the soldiers.
(c) Its mouth is filling with snow.
(d) It is dangling from its strings.

13. In “What We Cannot Hear,” Sonya is forced into an army jeep one morning in what month?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) June.

14. Who does Alfonso say picks breadcrumbs from each citizen’s eyes and watches their legs as they run and fall?
(a) The yellow canary of his country.
(b) The leaders of his country.
(c) His neighbors and friends.
(d) The blue canary of his country.

15. The section ends with Alfonso saying that a man cannot flick off the sky. Why?
(a) It is too dangerous to do this.
(b) Every person on the earth is already a finger flipped at the sky.
(c) There are too many more important things to do.
(d) It is not right to act this way.

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. Sonya stands and holds up a sign that someone has given her. What does the sign say?

3. “In As Soldiers March, Alfonso Covers the Boy’s Face with a Newspaper,” how many people watch as Sonya puts the now-dead Petya’s glasses back on his face?

4. What do the townspeople do when soldiers arrive back in the square to take Petya’s body?

5. What does the sign say that is hanging around Sonya’s neck?

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