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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters is taking care of the betting?
(a) Eliades.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Chechy.
(d) Conchita.

3. What was IT a euphemism in this act?
(a) Sex.
(b) Life.
(c) Love.
(d) Gambling.

4. How does Marela feel as she deals with the Santiago and Ofelia?
(a) Angered.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Relieved.

5. Why does Santiago carve a letter?
(a) To track winnings.
(b) As a promissory note.
(c) To help him remember.
(d) To show ownership.

6. Which of the following have Conchita and Palomo lost in their marriage?
(a) Support.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Truth.
(d) Communication.

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

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

9. What does Conchita use to justify her wants?
(a) Life in Cuba.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The novel.
(d) Her husband's behavior.

10. What realization do Ofelia and Chechy come to about themselves?
(a) They need to talk more.
(b) There is no hope for them.
(c) They need to get away from the factory.
(d) They still love each other.

11. What does Ofelia want to do, though she agrees to continue to talk about the book some more?
(a) Go to work.
(b) Go visit Santiago.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Go to stay with her family.

12. What does Juan Julian say the difference between the two places boils down to?
(a) Matter of time.
(b) Matter of age.
(c) Matter of light.
(d) Matter of water.

13. Where are Santiago and Chechy during act 1, scene 1?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Cockfight.
(c) Cigar factory.
(d) Card game.

14. How does Juan Julian feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Resigned.
(c) Excited.
(d) Confident.

15. How does Chechy feel about his behavior?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Angered.
(d) Proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who performs the burial for Conchita?

2. What does Marela eventually do?

3. How do the factory workers respond to Juan's reading?

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

5. What do Ofelia and her daughters think about the choice of the novel?

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