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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. What is Bernarda's mother's name?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Maria-Josefa.
(d) Adela.

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

3. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "On that day I will lock myself up in a room with her and _______ at her for an entire year."
(a) Glare.
(b) Stare.
(c) Look.
(d) Spit.

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) Will.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Future.
(d) Money.

5. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) With no clothes on.
(b) With flowers in her hair.
(c) Loose hair and flowers.
(d) With pants on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bells announce the last of in the day in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?

3. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?

4. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?

5. 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."

(see the answer key)

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