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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the young men of Vasenka want to take revenge on the men who killed Sonya?

2. Why does Alfonso kill the soldier?

3. What does Momma Galya want her neighbors to come see, regarding Anushka?

4. To what does the speaker compare the tossing of Alfonso on the sidewalk?

5. During the day, Galya, riding her green bicycle, throws what at military checkpoints?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the townspeople behave in “The Townspeople Watch Them Take Alfonso”?

2. In “I, This Body,” how does Alfonso explain how he manages to make it through his wife’s funeral?

3. In “Galya’s Toast,” what does Galya toast?

4. How is the soldier treated prior to being killed?

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

6. In “Townspeople Speak of Galya on Her Green Bicycle,” what does it say Momma Galya Armolinskaya has more than anyone else in town?

7. What education does the speaker say Momma Galya gives?

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

9. What details are given about Anushka at her mother’s funeral?

10. How does Momma Galya react to seeing the names posted in “Soldiers Don’t Like Looking Foolish”?

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

The story begins with Anushka as an unborn child and ends with her as a toddler. How does Anushka give the story a timeline and reveal to the readers the short amount of time in which the story takes place? Why might the poet have chosen to do this? How do these details affect the reader?

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