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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Roberto heard?

2. Where does Paulina go after rummaging through the drawer?

3. What does Paulina stuff in Roberto's mouth.

4. What is Paulina considering doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerardo first do when he gets home?

2. What does Paulina say when Gerardo talks about going to the police?

3. How do Gerardo and Paulina enter the scene and what do they do?

4. What do Gerardo and Paulina appear not to notice while listening to the concert?

5. What does Gerardo and Paulina talk about when they go outside?

6. What does Gerardo do when he sees Roberto and what does Paulina do?

7. What does Gerardo say Paulina remembers about her torture and how does Roberto respond?

8. What does Gerardo tell Paulina and who is at the door?

9. What does Roberto see when he awakes?

10. What does Paulina finally say is the main thing she wants from Roberto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paulina has said she wants Gerardo to defend the truth on the Investigating Commission.

1. What do you think she meant by this statement? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

2. Do you think Paulina believes Gerardo is too weak to insist on the truth if she isn't pushing him? Why or why not?

3. Do you think the truth should be more important to Gerardo than it is? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Paulina finally speaks, and her first monologue presents the full force of her hatred for the man calling himself Roberto Miranda.

1. Do you believe if someone carries hatred inside it is harmful to that person? Why or why not?

2. There have been persons in history who have been done great wrong and forgiven their oppressors. Do you think you could do that? Why or why not?

3. In what ways do you think Paulina's hatred could blind her to the possibility that Roberto is not the man who tortured her?

Essay Topic 3

Paulina pretends that Gerardo has awakened her when he tells her that Roberto is staying the night, comforts her fear and asks her to make them breakfast in the morning.

1. Why do you think Paulina has pretended to be asleep?

2. Why do you think Paulina is afraid of strangers and do you think there is any way for her to overcome her fear?

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