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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 does Bernarda claim is the only reason the mourners came to her house after they had gone out?
(a) To help out.
(b) To offer sympathy.
(c) To snoop and criticize.
(d) To steal money.

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

3. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?
(a) Sick.
(b) Old.
(c) Insane.
(d) Joyful.

4. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Adela.
(c) Bernarda's mother.
(d) Martirio.

5. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer 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."

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

3. What does Bernarda tell the servants to do when she first enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?

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

5. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?

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