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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marela use to make sure the lector arrives?
(a) Prays to God.
(b) Calls the ship captain.
(c) Sends letters.
(d) Uses a spell.

2. Who interrupts the discussion between Juan Julian, Chechy and Palomo?
(a) Marela and Ofelia.
(b) Santiago and Marela.
(c) Conchita and Ofelia.
(d) Santiago and Ofelia.

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term barb as used in the following sentence? The two characters used a third party to deliver barbs to each other.
(a) Insinuations.
(b) Cutting remark.
(c) Comments.
(d) Sharp wire.

4. Who does Conchita avoid contact with at the party?
(a) Palomo.
(b) Juan Julian.
(c) Chechy.
(d) Santiago.

5. What do the girls in the ritual bury beneath a tree?
(a) Ashes from a relative.
(b) The cigar remnants.
(c) The hair cuttings.
(d) A flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Teodoro been gone before the play begins?

2. Which of the following terms best describes how act 1 scene 5 opens?

3. What is arriving during act 1, scene 1?

4. What does Juan Julian tell Conchita Tolstoy understands better than any other writers?

5. Which of the following is an accurate description of the job of lector?

(see the answer key)

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