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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 Poncia inspect and finds spots on?
(a) Plates.
(b) The counters.
(c) Glassware.
(d) Silverware.

2. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?
(a) Scraps from the table.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

3. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?
(a) The patio.
(b) The front yard.
(c) The back yard.
(d) The front porch.

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."
(a) Hand.
(b) Heart.
(c) Love.
(d) Key.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?

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

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?

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