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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. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Magdalena.

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

3. 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) Branch.
(b) Drink.
(c) Pill.
(d) Leaf.

4. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?
(a) The basement.
(b) The attic.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The front porch.

5. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".

2. What does Bernarda ask Poncia regarding the men on the patio in Act 1, Part 3?

3. What is the name of the daughter who talks about a young woman the family used to know that was sociable but isn't allowed anywhere now?

4. What do the servants' complaints change to when Bernarda enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What does Maria Josefa ask Bernarda to give back of hers in Act 1, Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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