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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "With the ___ that opens all doors, and the hand that closes them."
(a) Key.
(b) Love.
(c) Heart.
(d) Hand.

2. Complete the sentence by Amelia in the play, "_________ is to blame, it makes life impossible".
(a) Life.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Love.
(d) Hate.

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

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

5. What is the person who is locked up in another room of the house said to be?
(a) Insane.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sick.
(d) Old.

6. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "Cling to that ______, and forget him."
(a) Hope.
(b) Joy.
(c) Dream.
(d) Love.

7. What does the Servant run out doing at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Yelling.

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

9. What does Bernarda claim is the only reason the mourners came to her house after they had gone out?
(a) To snoop and criticize.
(b) To offer sympathy.
(c) To help out.
(d) To steal money.

10. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) With pants on.
(b) With flowers in her hair.
(c) Loose hair and flowers.
(d) With no clothes on.

11. What is Bernarda returning home from at the beginning of the play?
(a) Shopping.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Church.
(d) A funeral.

12. What does Adela say is the worst possible time for her to be doing at this time of her life in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Be in mourning.
(b) Be in love.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Go out of town.

13. 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."
(a) Future.
(b) Will.
(c) Inheritance.
(d) Money.

14. Who are the only ones not to go out after the Servant comes in saying Bernarda wants to see her daughters in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Adela and Martirio.
(b) Amelia and Magdalena.
(c) Adela and Poncia.
(d) Magdalena and Amelia.

15. What does Adela complain about Martirio to Poncia in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) He is annoying.
(b) He is suspicious.
(c) He is worrisome.
(d) He is irritating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bells announce the last of in the day in Act 1, Part 1?

2. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?

3. What do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias sit doing with Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

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

5. What does Bernarda tell her daughters that she will do as long as she's alive in Act 1, Part 3?

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