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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Servant and Poncia say all of Bernarda's daughters are that would cause their blood ties to be forgotten?

2. How many days do we learn that Pepe's family will be coming for Angustias in Act 3, Part 1?

3. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "Place a burning coal where her _____ lies."

4. What does a woman come and do for the men working in the fields?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's setting up the exposition and background of the characters in the first act of the play. What is significant about using the servants to convey information about the play's characters? What reason does the author have for giving so much information about the characters so quickly?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the concept of beauty in the play. Does beauty represent the normal attributes normally given to it in the play? What does beauty represent to the characters in the play? What reason does the author have for skewing the traditional aspects of beauty in the play?

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