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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. What does Paulina intend to do once Roberto begins talking?
(a) Call the police to hear him.
(b) Record his words.
(c) Tortue him if he lies.
(d) Duct tape his mouth closed.

2. What does Paulina confess she has faked during their marriage?
(a) Orgasms.
(b) The fact that she was tortured.
(c) Her sanity.
(d) Her real name.

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

4. What are some of the things Paulina mentions that she endured during torture?
(a) Eating raw pork.
(b) Electrocutions, rapes, near-drowning in feces.
(c) Water-boarding.
(d) Handcuffed to a brick wall off the floor.

5. What happens to many students when the military was in control of the country?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They are kicked out of school.
(c) They are asked to serve in the military.
(d) They are given full scholarships.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Paulina remove Roberto's gag?

2. How does Paulina feel about the possibility of these people going to trial?

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

4. What is hidden in the drawer?

5. What does Gerardo say his wife fails to do?

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