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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerardo say his wife fails to do?
(a) Get the oil changed in the car.
(b) Pick up their son at day care.
(c) Cook the filet mignon correctly.
(d) Fix the spare.

2. Why is the stage lighting the way it was?
(a) There is no light because the audience is not supposed to see the characters in this scene.
(b) A cloud has passed over the moon.
(c) It takes place at a disco.
(d) It's a bright, sunny day.

3. What does Roberto suggest that Gerardo will have on his hands soon?
(a) Many duties and worries.
(b) The death of innocent men.
(c) Lots of free time.
(d) Grease from changing the spare tire.

4. Where does Paulina go after rummaging through the drawer?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) Out the front door.
(c) To Gerardo's door.
(d) To Roberto's door.

5. What does Gerardo's wife ask him?
(a) Why he is coming home today and not tomorrow.
(b) What he has in his briefcase.
(c) If he remembers about the party that night.
(d) Who drove him home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paulina's general demeanor during this scene?

2. How does Gerardo act when Paulina is explaining about the car jack?

3. Who is the first person on the stage when the play opens?

4. To what has Gerardo just been appointed?

5. Who is the first person to speak in this scene?

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