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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 does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?
(a) A coat.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A brightly colored fan.
(d) Shoes.

2. Where does Poncia go to listen to the last prayers of the day?
(a) The door.
(b) The window.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In her room.

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

4. How many daughters does Bernarda have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pants and shirts.
(c) Rags.
(d) Dresses and jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."

2. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?

3. 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."

4. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?

5. During Bernarda's conversation with the mourners, what does she tell her daughters not to do?

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