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

2. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Eat.
(b) Get married.
(c) Die.
(d) Have a baby.

3. What does Bernarda claim is the only reason the mourners came to her house after they had gone out?
(a) To steal money.
(b) To snoop and criticize.
(c) To help out.
(d) To offer sympathy.

4. Who suggests that Adela give her dress to Angustias when she is married?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Adela.

5. What does Bernarda tell the servants to do when she first enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Make drinks.
(b) Clean up.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Be quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?

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

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

4. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?

5. Who says that it's better to never even look at a man and that she's been afraid of men since she was a girl?

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