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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What invitation does Gerardo extend to Roberto?
(a) That he stay there for the night.
(b) To accompany him and Paulina to the beach next month.
(c) To go to the horse races next weekend.
(d) To be on the commission also.

2. What does Paulina say about Schubert?
(a) That he was probably a homosexual.
(b) That he was the greatest of the Classical masters.
(c) That he committed suicide.
(d) That he was the most prolific of the Classical masters.

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

4. What does Roberto wish would happen to the people the commission ferrets out?
(a) That they would all end up dead.
(b) That the truth will be learned from them.
(c) That they go to prison for a long time.
(d) That they will be forgiven.

5. What happens to many students when the military was in control of the country?
(a) They are asked to serve in the military.
(b) They are kicked out of school.
(c) They are shot.
(d) They are given full scholarships.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Paulina drag out of the guest bedroom?

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

4. What was Paulina studying in college?

5. How does Paulina feel about the possibility of these people going to trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paulina do when she comes inside the first time from talking to Gerardo on the terrace?

2. What does Paulina say about Schubert to Roberto?

3. What does Paulina say when Gerardo asks if she wants him to leave her?

4. What is Gerard doing with Paulina on the patio at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1, that she had started before and what interrupted them before?

5. Why does Paulina talk about coffee to Roberto?

6. What does Roberto think of Gerardo acting nice and Paulina acting mean?

7. What happens after Paulina and Gerardo have had dinner the night he caught a ride home?

8. With whom is Gerardo speaking and about what?

9. What relative of Roberto does Paulina mention and what does she say about this relative?

10. What is Gerardo going to tell Paulina about what he thinks Roberto is going to do?

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