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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. What does Conchita long for?
(a) A life beyond the factory.
(b) A husband for Ofelia.
(c) A wild affair.
(d) More money.

2. Which of the following characters works late at the factory?
(a) Conchita.
(b) Marela.
(c) Chechy.
(d) Ofelia.

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

4. What do Ofelia and her daughters think about the choice of the novel?
(a) They dislike it.
(b) They believe it is hurting Chechy.
(c) They do not think it is appropriate.
(d) They find it fitting.

5. What keeps Santiago taking chances and losing at gambling?
(a) Pressure from his half-brother.
(b) Desire for a better life.
(c) One time he won big.
(d) Need to prove himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the first novel Juan Julian had planned on reading?

4. What do the girls in the ritual bury beneath a tree?

5. What is the relationship between Santiago and Chechy?

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