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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. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."
(a) Love.
(b) Liquid.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Heat.

2. What is the name of Bernarda's daughter who stops crying after the women go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Adela.

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

4. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."
(a) Heart.
(b) Hand.
(c) Key.
(d) Love.

5. 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 ______."
(a) Pill.
(b) Branch.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."

2. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

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

4. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "You've told me that ________ times already, and I have chosen not to answer you."

5. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?

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