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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 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.

2. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Adela.
(d) Bernarda's mother.

3. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six months.

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

5. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Amelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bells announce the last of in the day in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

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

4. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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