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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. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."
(a) Hand.
(b) Key.
(c) Heart.
(d) Love.

3. 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 ______".
(a) Liver.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Cheese.

4. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Lemonade.

5. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Bernarda's mother.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Amelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?

2. How many daughters does Bernarda have?

3. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave the house?

4. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "In the paternoster his voice went up and up and up like a ________ slowly being filled with water."

5. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?

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