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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. Why don't Conchita and Palomo get divorced?
(a) Palomo won't allow it.
(b) Her lover does not wish it.
(c) They continue to work together.
(d) They are Roman Catholic.

2. How long has Teodoro been gone before the play begins?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 months.

3. What does Palomo long for?
(a) Material success.
(b) Life beyond the factory.
(c) A husband for Marela.
(d) An affair.

4. Which of the following characters is a mother?
(a) Teodoro.
(b) Ofelia.
(c) Conchita.
(d) Marela.

5. How much does the first letter carved represent?
(a) $700.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conchita want to have for herself?

2. Why does Chechy resent lectors?

3. What are Marela and Conchita waiting for?

4. What does Marela use to make sure the lector arrives?

5. Why does Santiago carve a letter?

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