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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Platters of food.
(b) Empty glasses.
(c) An animal.
(d) A bag of money.

2. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave the house?
(a) The way they came in.
(b) Later on in the night.
(c) Carefully.
(d) As soon as possible.

3. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "You've told me that ________ times already, and I have chosen not to answer you."
(a) Several.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Many.

4. Who comes to the door after Poncia goes out in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A Servant.
(b) A Beggar woman.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Adela.

5. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Angustias.

6. Which of the daughters does not run out to see Pepe when he arrives at the house in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

7. What is Bernarda's mother's name?
(a) Maria-Josefa.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Adela.

8. What is the name of Bernarda's oldest daughter?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Angustias.

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

10. Who does Poncia say is a wonderful singer in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) The Servant.
(b) The Sacristan.
(c) Bernarda.
(d) Adela.

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

12. Who does the servant tell Bernarda was looking at the men on the patio?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Adela.

13. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "Sometimes she looks into my room to see if I'm ________."
(a) Alone.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Alive.
(d) Awake.

14. Who says that it's better to never even look at a man and that she's been afraid of men since she was a girl?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Magdalena.

15. What does Bernarda order Poncia to bring her and the mourners at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Complete the sentence spoken by Adela in the play, "If you don't want to embroider them, then ______ just as they are."

3. What does Adela say she is going into the village wearing the next day after the funeral?

4. What does Martirio say is one of the few good things she has left in her life?

5. What does the Servant say Bernarda's mother is all dressed in near the end of Act 1, Part 2?

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