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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What seems to happen to Gerardo in this scene?
(a) He gains his power.
(b) He starts really feeling sorry for Roberto.
(c) He has a complete nervous breakdown.
(d) He becomes certain his wife is insane and wants to commit her to an asylum.

3. One is one explanation for Paulina's actions to Roberto?
(a) Playfulness.
(b) They are going to play a joke on Gerardo.
(c) She's always wanted to tie up a man and slap him around.
(d) Revenge.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gerardo do to calm Paulina?

2. Why is the stage lighting the way it was?

3. How does Gerardo act when Paulina is explaining about the car jack?

4. What does Gerardo say he is in favor of now?

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

(see the answer key)

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