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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the daughters does not run out to see Pepe when he arrives at the house in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Adela.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Martirio.

2. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?
(a) Bernarda's mother.
(b) Bernarda's grandmother.
(c) Bernarda's father.
(d) Bernarda's husband.

3. What does Maria Josefa say that she wants to do near the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Die.
(c) Move.
(d) Marry.

4. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The basement.
(c) The front porch.
(d) The attic.

5. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Angustias.
(d) Adela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?

3. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?

4. What does Poncia say about the woman and the men who abducted her?

5. What does Poncia inspect and finds spots on?

(see the answer key)

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