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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of sandwich does Paulina offer Roberto?
(a) Ham.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Club.
(d) Peanut butter and jelly.

2. Why is the stage lighting the way it was?
(a) It takes place at a disco.
(b) There is no light because the audience is not supposed to see the characters in this scene.
(c) A cloud has passed over the moon.
(d) It's a bright, sunny day.

3. What is Paulina considering doing?
(a) Reapplying to go back to college.
(b) Going to get Gerardo out of bed.
(c) Calling Roberto's wife.
(d) Calling the police.

4. What does Paulina call Roberto?
(a) Dr. Hernandez.
(b) A bastard.
(c) Dr. Miranda.
(d) Mr. Lopez.

5. Who invites the person in the car in for a drink?
(a) Paulina Salas.
(b) Gerardo Escobar.
(c) No one invites the driver inside.
(d) The grandmother.

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

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

8. Who does Paulina blame for her not finishing school?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) Gerardo.
(c) Herself.
(d) Dr. Miranda.

9. What happens as the dawn comes?
(a) Roberto awakes.
(b) Roberto's wife calls him on his cell phone.
(c) Gerardo is cooking bacon.
(d) Police are knocking on the door.

10. Where does Paulina find Roberto's keys?
(a) On the kitchen table.
(b) On the bedside table.
(c) In his pants pocket.
(d) In his jacket.

11. What would be an accurate word to describe Paulina's past?
(a) Idlyllic.
(b) She has amnesia and doesn't know about her past.
(c) Nightmarish.
(d) Happy.

12. What does Paulina tie to the chair?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A red cushion.
(c) The front door knob so the door won't open.
(d) A body.

13. What does Roberto say he hopes the commission will do?
(a) Shut the door on the divisions and hatreds of the past.
(b) Fail to find anybody responsible.
(c) Change their minds about offering amnesty.
(d) Punish only those in authority.

14. About what do Gerardo and Roberto joke?
(a) Never understanding women.
(b) The reason for the formation of the commission.
(c) Getting a flat tire with no jack available.
(d) A show they both saw on Broadway.

15. What does Paulina drag out of the guest bedroom?
(a) The small bedside table.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) A body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would be an adjective that might describe Paulina's actions at this point?

2. In Paulina's talk to Roberto, where does she say Gerardo was waiting for her?

3. What does Roberto wish would happen to the people the commission ferrets out?

4. What is the lighting of the stage in this scene?

5. Why is Gerardo apologetic?

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