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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is knocking at the door?
(a) Gerardo's sister.
(b) Roberto Miranda.
(c) Paulina's mother.
(d) A policeman.

2. What alternative does Paulina offer Gerardo instead of his involvement?
(a) That he can sit in the bedroom and listen.
(b) That he can leave and never come back.
(c) That he can call the police and have her arrested.
(d) No alternative.

3. Who was Paulina's friend at the University?
(a) Christiana Lopez.
(b) Eliza Perez.
(c) Ana Maria Miranda.
(d) Consuelo Hernandez.

4. How does Paulina feel when she hears Death and the Maiden at a friend's house?
(a) Exhilarated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sick.
(d) Introspective.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paulina mention using to rape Roberto, implying that he had done the same to her.

2. What does Gerardo ask of Paulina after she tells him that Roberto is the man who tortured her?

3. What is the lighting of the stage in this scene?

4. What does Paulina say to reassure Gerardo.

5. What does Gerardo confess to Paulina with some coaxing?

(see the answer key)

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