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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Bernarda and her daughters eat dinner in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) On the patio.
(c) In their bedrooms.
(d) On the front porch.

2. Why does Bernarda tell Poncia she didn't allow Martirio to marry a man that had been courting her in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) She didn't love him.
(b) He was a bad person.
(c) He wasn't good for her.
(d) Because the blood of their families couldn't mix.

3. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "And if she doesn't forget it, the ____ it will be for her."
(a) Love.
(b) Worse.
(c) Good.
(d) Hate.

4. In whose room is Pepe's picture found?
(a) Magdalena's
(b) Martirio's.
(c) Amelia's.
(d) Adela's.

5. Which of the women do not come into the room just as Adela is saying she belongs to Pepe?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Magdalena.

6. What does Bernarda rush to get after Adela says she belongs to Pepe?
(a) Her ruler.
(b) Her gun.
(c) Her book.
(d) Her cane.

7. What does Martirio tell Adela she will do before she lets her have Pepe?
(a) Tell on her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Punish her.
(d) Die.

8. How many days do we learn that Pepe's family will be coming for Angustias in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. How does Angustias run into the room in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Happily.
(b) Goofy.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Excited.

10. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "Yes, yes, a young mule that needs to be ______ in."
(a) Broken.
(b) Lassoed.
(c) Wrangled.
(d) Brought.

11. What do the Servant and Poncia say Bernarda is being as they clean up in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) Proud.
(b) Happy.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Jealous.

12. What does Bernarda shout should happen to the woman at the top of the hill?
(a) That she be killed.
(b) That she be imprisoned.
(c) That she be punished.
(d) That she be let go.

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

14. What does Bernarda say she still has in regards to her household in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Control.
(b) Hate.
(c) Demands.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?

2. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I always knew you were women who couldn't wait to _____ themselves at the windows, and break your mourning."

3. Where does Bernarda say she will be taking the stallion the next morning in Act 3, Part 1?

4. What type of stones does Angustias' engagement ring have on it?

5. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?

(see the answer keys)

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