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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. What do the bells announce the last of in the day in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Church services.
(c) Meal.
(d) Parades.

2. Who do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias talk about at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Adela.
(c) Maria Josefa.
(d) Bernarda.

3. 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 ______."
(a) Leaf.
(b) Branch.
(c) Pill.
(d) Drink.

4. What does Bernarda tell her daughters that she will do as long as she's alive in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Have her fun.
(b) Be married.
(c) Run the house.
(d) Have children.

5. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Chickpeas.
(d) Pasta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "Yes, to fill my house with the ____ of their underskirts and their venomous tongues."

2. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "If she starts having children you'll be _____ day and night."

3. What time did Poncia say she actually heard Pepe leave the house in Act 2, Part 1?

4. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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