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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the daughter who talks about a young woman the family used to know that was sociable but isn't allowed anywhere now?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Adela.

3. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "If she starts having children you'll be _____ day and night."
(a) Sewing.
(b) Lying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

4. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

5. Which of the following things does Martirio not tell Amelia is wrong with her in the middle of the night in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) She heard yelling.
(b) She heard someone in their yard.
(c) She couldn't fall asleep.
(d) Someone woke her up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?

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

3. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?

4. Why does Bernarda tell Poncia she didn't allow Martirio to marry a man that had been courting her in Act 2, Part 3?

5. What do Adela, Martirio, and Amelia come back into the room commenting on in Act 3, Part 1?

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