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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. How does Ofelia react to what Chechy tells him?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She cries.
(c) She tells him to talk in private.
(d) She dismisses him.

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

3. Which of the following describes how Ofelia feels about her brother-in-law's presumptions?
(a) Excited.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

4. What was the first novel Juan Julian had planned on reading?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Withering Heights.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

5. What does Marela think reading the book might accomplish?
(a) Help Chechy move on.
(b) Bring the men and women closer.
(c) Alienate the new lector.
(d) Provide closure for Ofelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lector's role in a Cuban cigar factory?

2. What realization do Ofelia and Chechy come to about themselves?

3. What do Conchita and her husband discuss?

4. Later, how much does Santiago have to raise the amount of money to that he owes?

5. Who do the two characters who are not speaking to each other use to help deliver barbs to each other?

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