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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the the shy boy help Conchita carry out?
(a) A traditional cigar making ceremony.
(b) A Christmas celebration.
(c) A part of her wedding ceremony.
(d) An annual Cuban ritual.

2. Where are Santiago and Chechy during act 1, scene 1?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Cigar factory.
(c) Cockfight.
(d) Card game.

3. Who witnesses what goes on between Conchita and Juan Julian?
(a) Palomo.
(b) Chechy.
(c) Marela.
(d) Ofelia.

4. What do the girls in the ritual bury beneath a tree?
(a) The hair cuttings.
(b) Ashes from a relative.
(c) A flower.
(d) The cigar remnants.

5. Why does Juan Julian reconsider the choice of book?
(a) Chechy has told him he will leave if he reads that book.
(b) He thinks his choice will deepen Chechy's torment.
(c) He does not think the men will like the book.
(d) Only Ofelia seems interested in that book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Santiago carve?

2. What are the workers discussing as their workday ends?

3. Which of the following descriptors best fits Chechy?

4. What does Santiago reveal he has been doing in secret?

5. What realization do Ofelia and Chechy come to about themselves?

(see the answer key)

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