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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."
2. Who does the Servant say she is glad will never force her to have sex with him?
3. What is Poncia's comment regarding Bernarda's daughters when Bernarda comments on Angustias' flirting?
4. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "It is truly strange that two people that don't know each other would suddenly see each other at a window and become ________".
5. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Poncia see when up at 1:30 in the morning?
2. What does Adela say about mourning in Act 1, Part 3?
3. In what way does Angustias suggest Poncia is lying in Act 2, Part 3?
4. How does Poncia say women without men act even with family?
5. How is Adela's appearance described when she returns from the corral in Act 3, Part 2?
6. What does Bernarda say must happen right away when talking to Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?
7. How is Bernarda's mother described the first time she is seen in the play?
8. What are Poncia and a Servant doing at the beginning of the play?
9. What reason does a Beggar Woman come to Bernarda's house?
10. How does Angustias react when Bernarda tells her to patch things up with Martirio?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of propriety that is represented in the play. What reasons does Bernarda have for insisting on keeping up such ancient traditions in her family? What might the author be saying about Bernarda based on her treatment of propriety in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters Bernarda and Maria Josefa in the play. In what way has Maria Josefa tried to escape the ploys of Bernarda? In what way has Bernarda tried to mother others as Maria Josefa might have in the past?
Essay Topic 3
In the entire play, the central theme is the use and manipulation of control. Part 1.) What reasons does Bernarda have for wanting such control over her daughters in the play? Part 2.) What might the author hope for such control to be representative of in terms of explaining the nature of the play's characters? Part 3.) What might the author want control to represent regarding the fate of the daughters in the play?
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