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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. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".
(a) Fruit.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Chickpeas.

2. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The heat.
(b) The men working in the fields.
(c) The servants.
(d) Bernarda's late husband.

3. How many daughters does Bernarda have?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three years.

5. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?
(a) Bernarda's mother.
(b) Bernarda's husband.
(c) Bernarda's grandmother.
(d) Bernarda's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?

4. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?

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

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