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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in the story does Santiago identify with?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Anna.
(c) Vronsky.
(d) Levin.

2. Why does Chechy resent lectors?
(a) He thinks he should be the boss.
(b) He was denied becoming lector.
(c) He lost money gambling to them.
(d) His wife ran away with one.

3. What did the the shy boy help Conchita carry out?
(a) A Christmas celebration.
(b) A part of her wedding ceremony.
(c) An annual Cuban ritual.
(d) A traditional cigar making ceremony.

4. What are the workers interested in hearing?
(a) The results of the gambling.
(b) The lector's opinion.
(c) The thoughts of Chechy.
(d) Novels read aloud.

5. Who witnesses what goes on between Conchita and Juan Julian?
(a) Palomo.
(b) Marela.
(c) Ofelia.
(d) Chechy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the first letter carved represent?

2. What does the ritual Conchita describes entail?

3. What does Juan Julian say parks do to him?

4. How does the boy from New England find the ritual he helps Conchita with?

5. What is the blue smoke from a cigar a source of?

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