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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Conchita and her husband discuss?
(a) The new lector.
(b) Chechy's reaction to Juan.
(c) Marela's new love interest.
(d) Santiago's gambling problem.

2. What does Santiago reveal he has been doing in secret?
(a) Listening to the novel.
(b) Paying Chechy back.
(c) Working a second job.
(d) Gambling.

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

4. What does Santiago run out of?
(a) Patience.
(b) Cash.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Smokes.

5. Who do the two characters who are not speaking to each other use to help deliver barbs to each other?
(a) Palomo.
(b) Chechy.
(c) Juan.
(d) Marela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters are not speaking to each other?

2. What does Juan Julian say the difference between the two places boils down to?

3. When do the two spouses begin to communicate with each other in a direct manner?

4. Which of the following describes how Ofelia feels about her brother-in-law's presumptions?

5. What does Ofelia want to do, though she agrees to continue to talk about the book some more?

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