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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Bernarda's conversation with the mourners, what does she tell her daughters not to do?
(a) Yell.
(b) Talk.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

2. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The heat.
(b) The servants.
(c) The men working in the fields.
(d) Bernarda's late husband.

3. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) The Sacristan.
(b) Adela.
(c) The Servant.
(d) Bernarda.

4. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Church.
(d) Shopping.

5. What does Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?
(a) Her husband's will.
(b) Her daughter's money.
(c) The deed to her house.
(d) Her inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?

3. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?

4. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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