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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Pill.
(c) Drink.
(d) Branch.

3. Which of the following do Bernarda and the mourners not make small talk about in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The men working in the fields.
(b) The servants.
(c) Bernarda's late husband.
(d) The heat.

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

5. Who does the Servant say she is glad will never force her to have sex with him?
(a) Bernarda's late husband.
(b) Bernarda's father.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Bernarda's brother.

6. What do Bernarda and Poncia come in discussing regarding Angustias in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) That Pepe is in love with her.
(b) That she is beautiful.
(c) That she is ready to have kids.
(d) That she is going to inherit a lot of money.

7. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?
(a) Martirio.
(b) Magdalena.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Poncia.

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

9. What does Bernarda ask Poncia regarding the men on the patio in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) What they were talking about.
(b) If they are single.
(c) If they are married.
(d) If they are interested in her daughters.

10. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "It is truly strange that two people that don't know each other would suddenly see each other at a window and become ________".
(a) Happy.
(b) Engaged.
(c) Loving.
(d) Intimate.

11. How does Angustias describe her proposal from Pepe?
(a) Special.
(b) Very casual.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Romantic.

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

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

14. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?
(a) Make them.
(b) Embroider them.
(c) Fill them.
(d) Carve them.

15. 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) Go out of town.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Be in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that Adela give her dress to Angustias when she is married?

2. 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."

3. What is the name of the person cleaning with a servant at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does Poncia say Angustias will be busy doing soon after she's married?

5. At what time does Poncia reveal she was up and saw Pepe talking with Angustias at her window?

(see the answer keys)

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