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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. After Paulina is gone, how does the stage appear?
(a) Glowing with the red of the sunset showing through the windows.
(b) Lighted with multi-directional lights.
(c) Completely dark.
(d) The strobe lights come on again.

2. What happened to the car's jack?
(a) It broke under the weight of the car.
(b) It was stolen last year.
(c) Paulina lent it to her mother.
(d) The car never had a jack.

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

4. What is Gerardo's feelings in his offer of friendship with Roberto?
(a) Manipulative because he suspects Roberto's past.
(b) Innocent of knowing anything about Roberto's past.
(c) Confused by his wife's obvious hostility to Roberto.
(d) Hopeful that Roberto will join the commission.

5. About what do Gerardo and Roberto joke?
(a) Getting a flat tire with no jack available.
(b) A show they both saw on Broadway.
(c) The reason for the formation of the commission.
(d) Never understanding women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paulina do with the keys?

2. What seems probable by Paulina's behavior while listening to the two men?

3. Who does Roberto mention as being gone at the moment?

4. What does Gerardo's wife ask him?

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

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