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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) The window.
(b) In her room.
(c) The door.
(d) On the porch.

2. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy and cheerful.
(c) Tyrannical and demanding.
(d) Sad and melancholy.

3. What does Poncia inspect and finds spots on?
(a) Plates.
(b) Glassware.
(c) The counters.
(d) Silverware.

4. 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) Glass.
(c) Cup.
(d) Bucket.

5. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Amelia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?

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

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

5. What is the name of the person cleaning with a servant at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

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