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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marela think reading the book might accomplish?
(a) Bring the men and women closer.
(b) Help Chechy move on.
(c) Provide closure for Ofelia.
(d) Alienate the new lector.

2. Which of the following characters is taking care of the betting?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Conchita.
(c) Eliades.
(d) Chechy.

3. Which of the following have Conchita and Palomo lost in their marriage?
(a) Truth.
(b) Communication.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Support.

4. What does Chechy tell Ofelia about?
(a) His undying love for her.
(b) Her husband's gambling debt.
(c) His hatred of the lector.
(d) Her sister's indiscretion.

5. What does Conchita use to justify her wants?
(a) The novel.
(b) Her husband's behavior.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Life in Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the blue smoke from a cigar a source of?

2. How do the women feel around Juan Julian?

3. How long has Teodoro been gone before the play begins?

4. Which of the following describes how Juan reads from the book?

5. Why don't Conchita and Palomo get divorced?

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