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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence by Magdalena in the play, "If you're arguing about the ________, you are the richest one anyway, you can keep it all."
(a) Will.
(b) Money.
(c) Inheritance.
(d) Future.

2. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".
(a) Cheese.
(b) Liver.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

3. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Platters of food.
(b) An animal.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) Empty glasses.

4. What color are the pitchers Poncia hands out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their dresses.
(c) Their headscarves.
(d) Their shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?

2. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?

3. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?

4. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?

5. How many daughters does Bernarda have?

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