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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. During Bernarda's conversation with the mourners, what does she tell her daughters not to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Yell.
(d) Talk.

2. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?
(a) A brightly colored fan.
(b) A coat.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A blanket.

3. Who says that it's better to never even look at a man and that she's been afraid of men since she was a girl?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Magdalena.

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

5. What does Maria Josefa say the women in the house's hearts will turn to near the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Stone.
(b) Ash.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poncia inspect and finds spots on?

2. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?

3. What does Adela say she is going into the village wearing the next day after the funeral?

4. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?

5. What does Maria Josefa ask Bernarda to give back of hers in Act 1, Part 3?

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