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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Magdalena say that Angustias did just like her father in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Talked through her nose.
(b) Snored.
(c) Gurgled.
(d) Laughed.

5. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) A wedding.
(b) Church.
(c) Shopping.
(d) A funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?

2. How does Adela seem when she comes into the room in Act 2, Part 1?

3. Who suggests that Adela give her dress to Angustias when she is married?

4. Who is said to be locked up in another room of the house in Act 1, Part 1?

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

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