View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?
(a) Bernarda's grandmother.
(b) Bernarda's husband.
(c) Bernarda's mother.
(d) Bernarda's father.

2. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Water.

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

4. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?
(a) Old.
(b) Insane.
(c) Sick.
(d) Joyful.

5. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their headscarves.
(c) Their dresses.
(d) Their shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernarda's mother's name?

2. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Which of the daughters does not run out to see Pepe when he arrives at the house in Act 1, Part 3?

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".

5. 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 ______."

(see the answer key)

This section contains 228 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample