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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. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Chickpeas.

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

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

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

5. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "In the paternoster his voice went up and up and up like a ________ slowly being filled with water."
(a) Cup.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Pitcher.
(d) Glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernarda's mother's name?

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

3. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?

4. Complete this sentence spoken by the Servant in the play, "Floors, cupboards, pedestals, iron bed frames polished with oil, while those of us who live in huts of mud with only a spoon and a plate to our name have to swallow the bitter ______."

5. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

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