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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 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) Chickpeas.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Vegetables.

2. Who says that her body is hers to do with what she chooses?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Bernarda.

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

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."
(a) Sweat.
(b) Liquid.
(c) Heat.
(d) Love.

5. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Their coats.
(b) Their dresses.
(c) Their shoes.
(d) Their headscarves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adela say is the worst possible time for her to be doing at this time of her life in Act 1, Part 3?

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

3. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".

4. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "May you be cut to _______, you little good-for-nothing."

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

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