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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the people of the village doing to the woman at the top of the hill in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Feeding her.
(b) Beating her.
(c) Mocking her.
(d) Laughing at her.

3. How does Adela seem when she comes into the room in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Unwell.

4. Where does Bernarda say she will be taking the stallion the next morning in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) To their neighbors.
(b) To another farm.
(c) To Pepe's house.
(d) To the mares.

5. What do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias sit doing with Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?

2. What does Bernarda say is making a loud thumping noise in Act 3, Part 1?

3. What does Bernarda say she still has in regards to her household in Act 2, Part 2?

4. In whose room is Pepe's picture found?

5. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?

(see the answer key)

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