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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bernarda and Poncia come in discussing regarding Angustias in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) That she is going to inherit a lot of money.
(b) That she is ready to have kids.
(c) That she is beautiful.
(d) That Pepe is in love with her.

2. What color are the pitchers Poncia hands out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

3. What does Magdalena say that Angustias did just like her father in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Laughed.
(b) Snored.
(c) Gurgled.
(d) Talked through her nose.

4. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Tea.

5. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Tyrannical and demanding.
(b) Sad and melancholy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Happy and cheerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?

2. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?

3. What does Bernarda ask Poncia regarding the men on the patio in Act 1, Part 3?

4. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?

5. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "Cling to that ______, and forget him."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Servant say about Bernarda's late husband in Act 1, Part 1?

2. How does Bernarda react when Poncia tells her that her daughters are the right age to be married?

3. What does Adela say about mourning in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What does Poncia warn Bernarda about keeping a constant watch on her daughters at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?

5. How does Poncia suggest they could use the lace?

6. In what way do the Servants' attitude change once Bernarda returns from her husband's funeral?

7. What does Martirio say is wrong when Amelia asks her in Act 2, Part 2?

8. How does Adela react when Martirio suggests she didn't sleep well in Act 2, Part 1?

9. In what way does Angustias suggest Poncia is lying in Act 2, Part 3?

10. What does Bernarda do to make the Servant cry at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

(see the answer keys)

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