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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Paulina exits Roberto's room, what does she do?
(a) Cooks breakfast.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Locks Gerardo in his room.
(d) Wipes up blood from her shoes.

2. What could the lighting on the stage in this act mean?
(a) The fact that Paulina is trying to conserve electricity.
(b) The disco is trying to entertain the dancers.
(c) The humorous actions of the characters.
(d) The dark nature of the theme of the play.

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

4. When will Paulina remove Roberto's gag?
(a) When Roberto is ready to confess.
(b) When she is ready to shoot Roberto so she can hear him beg for his life.
(c) She is not willing to ever remove the gag.
(d) When Gerardo is awake.

5. What does Gerardo say his wife fails to do?
(a) Fix the spare.
(b) Pick up their son at day care.
(c) Get the oil changed in the car.
(d) Cook the filet mignon correctly.

6. What kind of clothing does Paulina pull out of the drawer?
(a) Probably stockings.
(b) No clothing.
(c) Boxer shorts.
(d) Bright red pajamas.

7. What does Paulina say there is none of in the house?
(a) Mayonnaise.
(b) Mustard.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Ham.

8. What is supposed to happen on Sunday?
(a) Paulina mother is to return.
(b) An invitation to drinks.
(c) Church service.
(d) A golf game.

9. From where has Paulina phoned the garage?
(a) A pay phone.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) The cellar.
(d) Her bedroom phone.

10. What does Paulina pretend when Gerardo comes back in the room?
(a) That she has been asleep.
(b) That she heard the two men's entire conversation.
(c) That Gerardo's sister had called.
(d) That she is not feeling well.

11. What does Roberto suggest that Gerardo will have on his hands soon?
(a) Lots of free time.
(b) Many duties and worries.
(c) The death of innocent men.
(d) Grease from changing the spare tire.

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

13. What does Roberto say?
(a) Nothing because he is still gagged.
(b) That he does not know that name.
(c) That he is sorry.
(d) That he is going to have her arrested.

14. What is the name of the tape Paulina has in her pocket?
(a) Beatles' Abby Road.
(b) An audio recording of How to Win Friends and Influence People.
(c) Handel's Messiah.
(d) Schubert's Death and the Maiden.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What has Roberto heard?

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

5. What is hidden in the drawer?

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