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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. Who says that her body is hers to do with what she chooses?
(a) Bernarda.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Poncia.

2. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) With no clothes on.
(b) With pants on.
(c) Loose hair and flowers.
(d) With flowers in her hair.

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

4. What do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias sit doing with Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Eating.

5. What does Poncia tell Adela will probably happen to Angustias soon after she marries Pepe that will allow her to marry him?
(a) Poncia will kill her.
(b) She will die in childbirth.
(c) Pepe will divorce her.
(d) Adela will intervene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?

2. What words do the two servants use to describe Bernarda before she returns home in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What part of the daughters' clothes does Bernarda say they cannot change in Act 1, Part 2?

4. Complete the sentence by Amelia in the play, "_________ is to blame, it makes life impossible".

5. During Bernarda's conversation with the mourners, what does she tell her daughters not to do?

(see the answer key)

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