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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 Poncia say men find soon after becoming married?
(a) Better things to do.
(b) Hobbies.
(c) Other interests.
(d) Another woman.

2. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "In the paternoster his voice went up and up and up like a ________ slowly being filled with water."
(a) Bucket.
(b) Cup.
(c) Glass.
(d) Pitcher.

3. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eight years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

4. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "It is truly strange that two people that don't know each other would suddenly see each other at a window and become ________".
(a) Intimate.
(b) Happy.
(c) Engaged.
(d) Loving.

5. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Scraps from the table.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?

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

3. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?

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

5. What does Adela complain about Martirio to Poncia in Act 2, Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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