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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. 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 ______".
(a) Cheese.
(b) Wine.
(c) Liver.
(d) Water.

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

3. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Sad and melancholy.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy and cheerful.
(d) Tyrannical and demanding.

4. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "You've told me that ________ times already, and I have chosen not to answer you."
(a) Three.
(b) Several.
(c) Many.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother wished to do in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Bernarda claim is the only reason the mourners came to her house after they had gone out?

3. 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?

4. 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 ______."

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

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