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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "May you be cut to _______, you little good-for-nothing."
(a) Chunks.
(b) Bits.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Pieces.

2. What does Poncia reveal that a woman from the village had done in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Killed her husband.
(c) Stole from a store.
(d) Killed her child.

3. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A brightly colored fan.
(c) A coat.
(d) A blanket.

4. Complete the sentence by Magdalena in the play, "If you're arguing about the ________, you are the richest one anyway, you can keep it all."
(a) Money.
(b) Will.
(c) Inheritance.
(d) Future.

5. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) Church.
(b) Shopping.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Bernarda say to Poncia that it wouldn't matter if something bad were happening in their house because no one would find out?

2. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?

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

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 Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?

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