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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it likely Paulina does not want to encounter Roberto?
(a) She calls the police to have Roberto forcibly removed from her house.
(b) She tells Gerardo to make him leave.
(c) She cowers under the covers shaking.
(d) She does not go out to meet him when he comes in the house.

2. What happened to the car's jack?
(a) It broke under the weight of the car.
(b) The car never had a jack.
(c) It was stolen last year.
(d) Paulina lent it to her mother.

3. What does the character in #1's answer grab when hearing a car?
(a) A gun.
(b) Dinner out of the oven.
(c) A pair of binoculars.
(d) The telephone.

4. As Paulina drives away, what does the audience see?
(a) The dog biting Roberto.
(b) A set of headlights playing across the room.
(c) Roberto untying himself.
(d) Gerardo untying Roberto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Gerardo and Paulina go to bed?

2. What persuades Roberto to stay overnight at Gerardo and Paulina's home?

3. What do the two men jest about as they say goodnight.

4. What does Roberto say he enjoys when his wife and children are away?

5. When Paulina goes to the guest bedroom door, what does she do?

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