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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. What does Poncia hint to Bernarda that is going on in her family in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Bad omens.
(b) A bad time.
(c) Good surroundings.
(d) Something dangerous.

2. During Bernarda's conversation with the mourners, what does she tell her daughters not to do?
(a) Talk.
(b) Cry.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Yell.

3. How does Poncia say she saw Adela sitting at her window the night before in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Crying.
(c) Naked.
(d) In her nightgown.

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

5. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Adela.
(b) Pepe.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Angustias.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Poncia wonder about Martirio regarding Pepe's picture?

3. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

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

5. What does Adela say she would do to put out the fire she feels?

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