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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A siren.
(b) A jingle bell.
(c) A yell.
(d) A church bell.

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."
(a) Throw.
(b) Leave.
(c) Destroy.
(d) Kill.

3. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The heat.
(b) The servants.
(c) The men working in the fields.
(d) Bernarda's late husband.

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

5. Who does the Servant say she is glad will never force her to have sex with him?
(a) Pepe.
(b) Bernarda's late husband.
(c) Bernarda's father.
(d) Bernarda's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "On that day I will lock myself up in a room with her and _______ at her for an entire year."

3. Complete this sentence spoken by the Servant in the play, "Floors, cupboards, pedestals, iron bed frames polished with oil, while those of us who live in huts of mud with only a spoon and a plate to our name have to swallow the bitter ______."

4. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?

5. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?

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