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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Paulina find Roberto's keys?
(a) In his jacket.
(b) In his pants pocket.
(c) On the kitchen table.
(d) On the bedside table.

2. What song begins to play when Paulina tells her story?
(a) Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
(b) Chicago's McArthur Park.
(c) Schubert's Death and the Maiden.
(d) The Beatles' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

3. What does Paulina call Roberto?
(a) Dr. Miranda.
(b) Mr. Lopez.
(c) A bastard.
(d) Dr. Hernandez.

4. What is Gerardo trying to get Paulina to tell him?
(a) That she loves him.
(b) That she wants to divorce him.
(c) Why they must kill Roberto.
(d) Something she had started to tell him years before.

5. What could the fact that Paulina uses her panties to gag Roberto instead of something else symbolize?
(a) Her disgust for him.
(b) That she wants to have a sexual relationship with him.
(c) Her stupidity in not being able to think of a better way to gag him.
(d) Her practical nature in not wanting to dirty a clean towel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Paulina meet after three days of captivity?

2. Gerardo wife replies to Gerardo's accusation by saying what?

3. What was Paulina studying in college?

4. How does Paulina feel when she hears Death and the Maiden at a friend's house?

5. What does Paulina say about Schubert?

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