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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Pepe.
(b) A Servant.
(c) Adela.
(d) A Beggar woman.

2. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Adela.

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

4. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?
(a) Settled.
(b) Traveled more.
(c) Looked harder.
(d) Moved.

5. What does Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?
(a) The deed to her house.
(b) Her daughter's money.
(c) Her husband's will.
(d) Her inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".

2. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?

3. What does Adela say is the worst possible time for her to be doing at this time of her life in Act 1, Part 3?

4. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?

5. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "On that day I will lock myself up in a room with her and _______ at her for an entire year."

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