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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is knocking at the door?
(a) Paulina's mother.
(b) Roberto Miranda.
(c) Gerardo's sister.
(d) A policeman.

2. What invitation does Gerardo extend to Roberto?
(a) To go to the horse races next weekend.
(b) To accompany him and Paulina to the beach next month.
(c) That he stay there for the night.
(d) To be on the commission also.

3. What does Paulina say there is none of in the house?
(a) Pickles.
(b) Mustard.
(c) Ham.
(d) Mayonnaise.

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

5. When Paulina goes to the guest bedroom door, what does she do?
(a) She listens outside the door.
(b) She shoots through the door.
(c) She pounds on it.
(d) She doesn't go to the guest bedroom door.

6. From where has Paulina phoned the garage?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) The cellar.
(c) A pay phone.
(d) Her bedroom phone.

7. Who does Roberto mention as being gone at the moment?
(a) His father-in-law.
(b) His wife and kids.
(c) No one.
(d) His dog.

8. Who was Paulina's friend at the University?
(a) Consuelo Hernandez.
(b) Eliza Perez.
(c) Ana Maria Miranda.
(d) Christiana Lopez.

9. How does Gerardo act when Paulina is explaining about the car jack?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He is sputtering.
(c) He slaps her.
(d) He can't hear her.

10. What is Gerardo yelling through the bedroom door?
(a) Nothing; he's still asleep.
(b) For Paulina to open the door.
(c) For Paulina to go ahead and shoot Roberto.
(d) For Paulina to let him shoot Roberto.

11. Who is on the terrace unbeknown to Gerardo and Roberto?
(a) Paulina.
(b) The teenager next door.
(c) The cat.
(d) No one.

12. What does Paulina tie to the chair?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A body.
(c) A red cushion.
(d) The front door knob so the door won't open.

13. What does Paulina stuff in Roberto's mouth.
(a) Her panties.
(b) A wad of duck tape.
(c) A bandana.
(d) A kitchen towel.

14. What has Roberto heard?
(a) That Gerardo is moving to Buenas Aires.
(b) That Gerardo has been appointed to the Investigating commission.
(c) That Paulina and Gerardo are divorcing.
(d) That the President has been shot.

15. Where is the person in question #1 sitting?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the President's office.
(c) On the terrace.
(d) In the backyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gerardo apologetic?

2. What does Gerardo call their argument?

3. How does Paulina feel when she hears Death and the Maiden at a friend's house?

4. What does Roberto say is the real reason he stopped back at Gerardo's home?

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

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