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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gerardo confess to Paulina with some coaxing?
(a) That he has already accepted the offer of being on the commission.
(b) That he isn't really angry about the car spare tire.
(c) That he got the jack back already from his mother-in-law.
(d) That he is having an affair.

3. What does Gerardo offer Roberto?
(a) Fifty thousand dollars to leave the country.
(b) A job.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A cognac.

4. Why were Gerardo and Paulina frightened by a visitor in the middle of the night?
(a) Paulina's father died when he answered the door at night.
(b) They are afraid Paulina's mother is hurt.
(c) It used to mean they might be arrested.
(d) They think Gerardo's sister is in the hospital.

5. What has been offered to past political criminals?
(a) Community service instead of prison.
(b) A reduced sentence for snitching.
(c) Amnesty.
(d) The opportunity to commit suicide instead of being hanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What invitation does Gerardo extend to Roberto?

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

3. What does Gerardo do to calm Paulina?

4. What would be an accurate word to describe Paulina's past?

5. Why is it likely Paulina does not want to encounter Roberto?

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