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

2. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "In the paternoster his voice went up and up and up like a ________ slowly being filled with water."
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Cup.
(d) Glass.

3. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) The front porch.

4. 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.

5. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".
(a) Fruit.
(b) Chickpeas.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Pasta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?

3. Who does the Servant say she is glad will never force her to have sex with him?

4. 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 ______".

5. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?

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