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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roberto asks what of Gerardo?
(a) To set him free.
(b) What he supposedly did.
(c) For another cup of coffee.
(d) For a cigarette.

2. Why does Gerardo leave Roberto at the end of the scene?
(a) To go to work.
(b) To tell Paulina that Roberto needs to use the restroom again.
(c) To go get some electric shock paddles to force a confession.
(d) To go get some sleep.

3. When the music ends, what do Gerardo and Paulina do?
(a) They throws confetti onto the stage.
(b) They are not in the audience.
(c) He applauds; she does not.
(d) He kisses the lead actress and she gives the actress a rose.

4. Where is Roberto at the opening of this scene?
(a) Dead; his body is in the car trunk.
(b) Still tied up in the living room.
(c) They have let him go.
(d) Back in the bedroom sleeping.

5. What does Paulina say about the way Roberto takes his coffee?
(a) He doesn't like coffee.
(b) He only drinks coffee after a torture session.
(c) He likes it with sugar.
(d) He takes it black.

6. What is Paulina's relationship with her parents like?
(a) Very close.
(b) Estranged.
(c) Average daughter/parent relationship.
(d) Her parents are not mentioned in this scene.

7. What does Paulina asks Gerardo to do?
(a) To help her dispose of the body if she has to kill Roberto.
(b) To convince Roberto that Paulina will kill him if he doesn't confess.
(c) To rough Roberto up to scare him.
(d) To leave the house until Paulina is through with Roberto.

8. How does Gerardo prefer to treat Dr. Miranda aka Roberto?
(a) Like a brother.
(b) Roughly and slapping him now and then.
(c) As a client.
(d) As if he is innocent.

9. What does Paulina remind Gerardo about her torturers?
(a) That they did offer her food and water.
(b) That they were animals.
(c) That they had not been caught.
(d) That they repeatedly raped her.

10. What does Paulina mention using to rape Roberto, implying that he had done the same to her.
(a) A broom handle.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A stick.
(d) A police baton.

11. How has Gerardo thought of Paulina's emotional state over the years?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Joyous.
(c) In denial.
(d) Peaceful.

12. What song begins to play when Paulina tells her story?
(a) Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
(b) The Beatles' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
(c) Schubert's Death and the Maiden.
(d) Chicago's McArthur Park.

13. How many times does Gerardo say he and the woman had sex?
(a) Five.
(b) They did not have sex.
(c) One.
(d) Too numerous to count.

14. What does Paulina say when Gerardo asks if she intends to kill Roberto?
(a) Of course, after Roberto confesses.
(b) Not unless Roberto tries to escape.
(c) She has not decided yet.
(d) They didn't kill her, so that wouldn't be fair.

15. What does Paulina want to know about Gerardo's affair with this woman?
(a) How many times they had sex.
(b) If he loved her.
(c) If he wishes he was with her now.
(d) How they met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides his voice, how else does Paulina know Roberta was one of her torturers?

2. What are some of the things Paulina mentions that she endured during torture?

3. What was one thing that revolted Gerardo under the military regime?

4. Who does Paulina mention that upsets Roberto?

5. At first, what is the primary reason for the doctor's presence during torture?

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