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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. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Church.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A funeral.

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

3. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "If the villagers want to make ____ accusations they will find I am hard as rock."
(a) Rude.
(b) False.
(c) Bad.
(d) Mean.

4. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Get married.
(c) Die.
(d) Eat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

2. What time did Poncia say she actually heard Pepe leave the house in Act 2, Part 1?

3. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?

4. What is the name of Bernarda's friend who joins them for dinner in Act 3, Part 1?

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

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