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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chechy accuse Marela of?
(a) Wanting to sleep with him.
(b) Poor performance.
(c) Wanting to live in Russia.
(d) Sleeping with Juan Julian.

2. Why doesn't Santiago want to face Chechy?
(a) He doesn't like Chechy.
(b) He knows the story bothers him.
(c) He knows that Chechy slept with his wife.
(d) He doesn't have the money to repay the loan.

3. Which character clashes with Juan Julian in scene 2?
(a) Teodoro
(b) Santiago.
(c) Chechy.
(d) Ofelia.

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

5. Which of the following terms is the best definition of a superstition?
(a) Scientific proof.
(b) False notion.
(c) Religious belief.
(d) Uncontrollable desire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the women feel around Juan Julian?

3. How many of the factory workers want to dismiss the lector?

4. What does Conchita use to justify her wants?

5. What does Juan Julian say that the tradition of reading to the workers goes back to?

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