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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?
(a) Make them.
(b) Fill them.
(c) Embroider them.
(d) Carve them.

3. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Magdalena.

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."
(a) Throw.
(b) Kill.
(c) Destroy.
(d) Leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the servants' complaints change to when Bernarda enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."

3. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?

4. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?

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

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