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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roberto probably believe about the commission?
(a) That they will be hard-core.
(b) That they will be ineffective.
(c) That they are just for show.
(d) That they will fail to carry out punishments.

2. What does Roberto have in the trunk of his car?
(a) The spare tire to Gerardo's and Paulina's car.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Some bootlegged whiskey.
(d) A kilo of cocaine.

3. What does Paulina say about Schubert?
(a) That he was the greatest of the Classical masters.
(b) That he was the most prolific of the Classical masters.
(c) That he committed suicide.
(d) That he was probably a homosexual.

4. Who is on the terrace unbeknown to Gerardo and Roberto?
(a) The teenager next door.
(b) Paulina.
(c) No one.
(d) The cat.

5. What does Paulina say there is none of in the house?
(a) Ham.
(b) Mayonnaise.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Mustard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roberto say about Gerardo's ability to protect Paulina?

2. What has Roberto heard?

3. What does Roberto wish would happen to the people the commission ferrets out?

4. How does Paulina feel when she hears Death and the Maiden at a friend's house?

5. What does Roberto say he hopes the commission will do?

(see the answer key)

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