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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Poncia tell Bernarda that Pepe truly loves?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Adela.

2. Who does Adela warn Bernarda to not listen to because she is lying in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

3. Who does Adela try to apologize to in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Bernarda.

4. Where does Bernarda say she will be taking the stallion the next morning in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To Pepe's house.
(b) To the mares.
(c) To their neighbors.
(d) To another farm.

5. What does Bernarda see that Adela has done when she bursts into her room in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Hung herself.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Shot herself.
(d) Drank poison.

6. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I know you well enough to know your reach to stick the _______ in."
(a) Nail.
(b) Stick.
(c) Heart.
(d) Knife.

7. What does Poncia hint to Bernarda that is going on in her family in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Bad omens.
(b) A bad time.
(c) Something dangerous.
(d) Good surroundings.

8. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Adela.
(d) Pepe.

9. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Feeding her.
(b) Beating her.
(c) Laughing at her.
(d) Mocking her.

10. Which of the following things does Martirio not tell Amelia is wrong with her in the middle of the night in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She heard someone in their yard.
(b) She heard yelling.
(c) She couldn't fall asleep.
(d) Someone woke her up.

11. What does a woman come and do for the men working in the fields?
(a) Women.
(b) Food.
(c) Sing and dance.
(d) Intimacy.

12. What do the Servant and Poncia hear that suggests somebody must be passing by in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) A gate opening.
(b) A knock.
(c) A barking dog.
(d) A bell.

13. What does Maria Josefa carry into the room in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) A doll.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A dog.

14. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "If the villagers want to make ____ accusations they will find I am hard as rock."
(a) False.
(b) Rude.
(c) Mean.
(d) Bad.

15. What does Bernarda say is making a loud thumping noise in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Maria Josefa.
(b) Adela.
(c) The stallion.
(d) Pepe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Angustias accuse of stealing her picture of Pepe?

2. What does Adela comment that men are allowed in Act 2, Part 2?

3. What is the name of Bernarda's friend who joins them for dinner in Act 3, Part 1?

4. What does Adela say she wants to do regarding the things she finds beautiful in Act 3, Part 1?

5. Where does Maria Josefa say she is running away to in her song in Act 3, Part 2?

(see the answer keys)

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