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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adela say she would do to put out the fire she feels?
(a) Kill.
(b) Whatever Pepe asks.
(c) Anything.
(d) Whatever she can do.

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

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

4. What does Bernarda tell her daughters that she will do as long as she's alive in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Run the house.
(b) Have her fun.
(c) Be married.
(d) Have children.

5. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

6. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Liver.
(d) Cheese.

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

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

9. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "Sometimes she looks into my room to see if I'm ________."
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Alone.
(c) Awake.
(d) Alive.

10. What does Adela complain about Martirio to Poncia in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) He is annoying.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He is irritating.
(d) He is worrisome.

11. What do the bells announce the last of in the day in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Church services.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Parades.
(d) Meal.

12. Who makes a pointed comment about Adela not sleeping well in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

13. 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.

14. What does Bernarda tell the servants to do when she first enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Clean up.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Make drinks.
(d) Make dinner.

15. At what time does Poncia reveal she was up and saw Pepe talking with Angustias at her window?
(a) 2:00 a.m.
(b) 1:30 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?

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

3. What time did Poncia say she actually heard Pepe leave the house in Act 2, Part 1?

4. What does Poncia say men find soon after becoming married?

5. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."

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