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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. 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) Stare.
(b) Glare.
(c) Spit.
(d) Look.

2. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "But it's hard for people to go against their true ______."
(a) Personas.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Desires.
(d) Nature.

3. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Amelia.

4. What does Poncia make a pointed comment about regarding what the lace could be used for?
(a) A dress.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Baby's clothes.
(d) Bed linens.

5. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Adela.
(b) The Servant.
(c) The Sacristan.
(d) Bernarda.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Poncia say she saw Adela sitting at her window the night before in Act 2, Part 1?

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

3. What does Bernarda ask Poncia regarding the men on the patio in Act 1, Part 3?

4. What do the reapers sing a song about offstage regarding women?

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

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