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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. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?
(a) Bernarda's mother.
(b) Bernarda's grandmother.
(c) Bernarda's husband.
(d) Bernarda's father.

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

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

4. 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."
(a) Spit.
(b) Look.
(c) Stare.
(d) Glare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does Bernarda claim is the only reason the mourners came to her house after they had gone out?

3. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?

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

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

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