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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. 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 ______."
(a) Branch.
(b) Leaf.
(c) Pill.
(d) Drink.

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."
(a) Heart.
(b) Key.
(c) Hand.
(d) Love.

3. Where does Poncia go to listen to the last prayers of the day?
(a) In her room.
(b) The window.
(c) On the porch.
(d) The door.

4. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. 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) Wine.
(b) Liver.
(c) Water.
(d) Cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?

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

4. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

5. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?

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