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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 Maria Josefa say that she wants to do near the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Move.
(c) Die.
(d) Marry.

2. What do Bernarda and Poncia come in discussing regarding Angustias in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) That she is beautiful.
(b) That Pepe is in love with her.
(c) That she is ready to have kids.
(d) That she is going to inherit a lot of money.

3. Which of the daughters does not run out to see Pepe when he arrives at the house in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Adela.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Martirio.

4. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?
(a) Moved.
(b) Settled.
(c) Traveled more.
(d) Looked harder.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."

3. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?

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

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

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