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

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. Who tells how her husband came to her window and proposed by saying he wanted to touch her?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Bernarda.
(c) The Servant.
(d) Poncia.

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

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Dresses and jewels.
(b) Rags.
(c) Pants and shirts.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."

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

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

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

5. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "You've told me that ________ times already, and I have chosen not to answer you."

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