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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria Josefa ask Bernarda to give back of hers in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Her string of pearls.
(b) Her black dress.
(c) Her picture.
(d) Her lace veil.

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

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

4. 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) Pill.
(b) Branch.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Drink.

5. What reason does Bernarda give Angustias to wipe off her makeup?
(a) She doesn't need it.
(b) It's in poor taste.
(c) In memory of her father.
(d) It looks bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What is the name of the daughter who talks about a young woman the family used to know that was sociable but isn't allowed anywhere now?

3. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."

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

5. What color are the pitchers Poncia hands out in Act 1, Part 2?

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