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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What persuades Roberto to stay overnight at Gerardo and Paulina's home?
(a) Roberto is adament about not staying.
(b) A mention of Paulina cooking breakfast.
(c) Roberto is almost out of gas and stations are closed.
(d) An offer to drive Roberto to the city in the morning.

2. When will Paulina remove Roberto's gag?
(a) When she is ready to shoot Roberto so she can hear him beg for his life.
(b) When Roberto is ready to confess.
(c) When Gerardo is awake.
(d) She is not willing to ever remove the gag.

3. What does the character in #1's answer grab when hearing a car?
(a) Dinner out of the oven.
(b) A pair of binoculars.
(c) A gun.
(d) The telephone.

4. When Paulina exits Roberto's room, what does she do?
(a) Wipes up blood from her shoes.
(b) Cooks breakfast.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Locks Gerardo in his room.

5. What is supposed to happen on Sunday?
(a) Paulina mother is to return.
(b) An invitation to drinks.
(c) Church service.
(d) A golf game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gerardo apologetic?

2. Where does Paulina find Roberto's keys?

3. Who is on the terrace unbeknown to Gerardo and Roberto?

4. Who is knocking at the door?

5. What does Gerardo say his wife fails to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roberto finally say is his real purpose for stopping?

2. What do Gerardo and Paulina appear not to notice while listening to the concert?

3. What does the audience hear from the room where Paulina went?

4. What relative of Roberto does Paulina mention and what does she say about this relative?

5. What does Paulina get when she comes on the stage in Scene 3?

6. What is Gerard doing with Paulina on the patio at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1, that she had started before and what interrupted them before?

7. What does the audience see after Paulina leaves the house?

8. What does Paulina do when she hears a car?

9. What does Paulina do when she comes inside the first time from talking to Gerardo on the terrace?

10. What happens when Gerardo asks Paulina for the gun?

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