The House of Bernarda Alba Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The House of Bernarda Alba Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?
(a) Adela.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Angustias.
(d) Martirio.

2. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?
(a) Wine.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Water.

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

4. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?
(a) Scraps from the table.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Money.

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

6. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Weeping.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Smiling.

7. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Tyrannical and demanding.
(b) Sad and melancholy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Happy and cheerful.

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

9. At what time does Poncia reveal she was up and saw Pepe talking with Angustias at her window?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 2:00 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

10. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Eat.
(b) Get married.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Die.

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

12. What does Poncia tell Adela will probably happen to Angustias soon after she marries Pepe that will allow her to marry him?
(a) Adela will intervene.
(b) Pepe will divorce her.
(c) Poncia will kill her.
(d) She will die in childbirth.

13. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) An animal.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) Empty glasses.
(d) Platters of food.

14. What does Poncia say about the woman and the men who abducted her?
(a) They were morally sound.
(b) They were good people.
(c) There were not from the village.
(d) They were sane.

15. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Adela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martirio say is one of the few good things she has left in her life?

2. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?

3. Who does the Servant say she is glad will never force her to have sex with him?

4. Who suggests that Adela give her dress to Angustias when she is married?

5. What does Bernarda tell her daughters that she will do as long as she's alive in Act 1, Part 3?

(see the answer keys)

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