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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. 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) Bucket.
(b) Pitcher.
(c) Glass.
(d) Cup.

2. How many daughters does Bernarda have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Get married.
(b) Have a baby.
(c) Die.
(d) Eat.

4. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?
(a) Settled.
(b) Moved.
(c) Traveled more.
(d) Looked harder.

5. 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."
(a) Spit.
(b) Glare.
(c) Stare.
(d) Look.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Magdalena say that Angustias did just like her father in Act 1, Part 3?

4. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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