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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paulina considering doing?
(a) Calling Roberto's wife.
(b) Reapplying to go back to college.
(c) Going to get Gerardo out of bed.
(d) Calling the police.

2. What is heard from Roberto's room?
(a) Silence.
(b) A scream.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) A muffled cry.

3. What is Roberto's attitude about Gerardo's upcoming role on the commission?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Increduous.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Angry.

4. What was one thing that revolted Gerardo under the military regime?
(a) The many executions.
(b) That they dismissed the junta.
(c) False evidence against innocent people.
(d) The nationalization of the banks.

5. Why is it likely Paulina does not want to encounter Roberto?
(a) She does not go out to meet him when he comes in the house.
(b) She cowers under the covers shaking.
(c) She calls the police to have Roberto forcibly removed from her house.
(d) She tells Gerardo to make him leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gerardo yelling through the bedroom door?

2. What happens to Gerardo's car?

3. What happens to many students when the military was in control of the country?

4. What does Roberto have in the trunk of his car?

5. What does Paulina say to reassure Gerardo.

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