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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pitcher.
(b) Glass.
(c) Cup.
(d) Bucket.

2. What does Adela do before shouting that the woman at the top of the hill should be freed?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Grabs her stomach.
(c) Cries.
(d) Pushes Bernarda.

3. What does a bell ringing summon the men to in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) To go home.
(b) To meet women.
(c) To work in the fields.
(d) To eat.

4. What does Martirio tell Adela she will do before she lets her have Pepe?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Tell on her.
(c) Die.
(d) Punish her.

5. What does Maria Josefa ask Bernarda to give back of hers in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Her string of pearls.
(b) Her lace veil.
(c) Her picture.
(d) Her black dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 ______."

2. For what reason does Bernarda say to Poncia that it wouldn't matter if something bad were happening in their house because no one would find out?

3. What does Poncia wonder about Martirio regarding Pepe's picture?

4. What does Poncia suggest Bernarda's family could have done after Bernarda says the men in the village are not good enough for her daughters?

5. What is Poncia's comment regarding Bernarda's daughters when Bernarda comments on Angustias' flirting?

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