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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the servants' complaints change to when Bernarda enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Wails of grief.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Silence.
(d) Cries of sympathy.

2. What is the name of the person cleaning with a servant at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Adela.
(b) Bernarda.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Martirio.

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

4. Complete this sentence spoken by the Servant in the play, "Floors, cupboards, pedestals, iron bed frames polished with oil, while those of us who live in huts of mud with only a spoon and a plate to our name have to swallow the bitter ______."
(a) Pill.
(b) Branch.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Drink.

5. What does Poncia inspect and finds spots on?
(a) Plates.
(b) The counters.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Glassware.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?

3. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?

4. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

5. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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