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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 part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Their dresses.
(b) Their shoes.
(c) Their headscarves.
(d) Their coats.

2. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

3. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?
(a) Water.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Wine.

4. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?
(a) The basement.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The attic.

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. 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 ______."

2. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".

3. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave the house?

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

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

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