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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 daughters does Bernarda have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

3. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave the house?
(a) As soon as possible.
(b) Carefully.
(c) Later on in the night.
(d) The way they came in.

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

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Rags.
(b) Pants and shirts.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Dresses and jewels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?

3. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?

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

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

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