How does Don Aurelio react when he hears that the mayor is threatening
to shoot him? What does this attitude tell you about the personalities
of the dentist and the mayor? Why do you think Don Aurelio and the mayor
don't get along? Do you think it was really necessary not to use
anesthesia? What do you think the commentary means, "Here we pay twenty
dead, Lieutenant"? What does this tell you about the mayor and his
authority in the village?
