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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. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

2. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?
(a) Make them.
(b) Fill them.
(c) Embroider them.
(d) Carve them.

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

4. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The front yard.
(c) The back yard.
(d) The patio.

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."
(a) Spit.
(b) Stare.
(c) Look.
(d) Glare.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."

5. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?

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