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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3 Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Poncia go to listen to the last prayers of the day?
(a) The door.
(b) The window.
(c) In her room.
(d) On the porch.

2. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Rags.
(b) Dresses and jewels.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Pants and shirts.

3. What does Maria Josefa say the women in the house's hearts will turn to near the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Stone.
(c) Dust.
(d) Ash.

4. What do the servants' complaints change to when Bernarda enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Cries of sympathy.
(b) Silence.
(c) Wails of grief.
(d) Laughter.

5. Where does Bernarda tell the servants to take her mother so she cannot be seen by the villagers?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) The front porch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Angustias say she is worried Pepe has on his mind in Act 3, Part 1?

3. Complete the sentence by Magdalena in the play, "If you're arguing about the ________, you are the richest one anyway, you can keep it all."

4. What does Martirio say was just a joke in Act 2, Part 2?

5. What does Bernarda say Angustias must do right away when talking to Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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