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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. 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 ______".
(a) Wine.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Water.
(d) Liver.

2. What do the servants' complaints change to when Bernarda enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Cries of sympathy.
(c) Silence.
(d) Wails of grief.

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

4. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?
(a) Adela.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Martirio.

5. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy and cheerful.
(c) Sad and melancholy.
(d) Tyrannical and demanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".

3. 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 ______."

4. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?

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

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