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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. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eight years.

2. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A jingle bell.
(b) A church bell.
(c) A siren.
(d) A yell.

3. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Weeping.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Laughing.

4. What does Bernarda tell the servants to do when she first enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Clean up.
(d) Make drinks.

5. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The heat.
(b) The servants.
(c) Bernarda's late husband.
(d) The men working in the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?

2. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?

3. 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."

4. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?

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