Death and the Maiden | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. Who is the first person on the stage when the play opens?

Paulina Salas.

2. Where is the person in question #1 sitting?

On the terrace.

3. What does the character in #1's answer grab when hearing a car?

A gun.

4. Who invites the person in the car in for a drink?

Gerardo Escobar.

5. Why is Gerardo apologetic?

He is quite late for dinner.

6. What does Gerardo's wife ask him?

Who drove him home.

7. What happens to Gerardo's car?

A flat tire.

8. What does Gerardo say his wife fails to do?

Fix the spare.

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

Her responsibility is the house; his is the car.

10. What does Gerardo call their argument?

An absurd discussion.

11. What happened to the car's jack?

Paulina lent it to her mother.

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