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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 does Roberto condemn?
(a) His adulterous wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) Gerardo.
(d) Paulina.

2. What does she talk about doing to Roberto?
(a) Raping him.
(b) Dumping him in a bathtub full of scalding water.
(c) Blinding him.
(d) Making him a eunuch.

3. After Paulina is gone, how does the stage appear?
(a) The strobe lights come on again.
(b) Completely dark.
(c) Glowing with the red of the sunset showing through the windows.
(d) Lighted with multi-directional lights.

4. Who will preside over the trials?
(a) Judges, who were also presiding over courts during the dictatorship.
(b) Three lawyers who are coming out of exile.
(c) A people's rights group.
(d) A trial judge from the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person on the stage when the play opens?

2. What does Paulina say about Schubert?

3. What does Paulina say to reassure Gerardo.

4. What does Paulina threaten to do if Gerardo goes to the police?

5. Who does Paulina blame for her not finishing school?

(see the answer key)

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