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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Have children.
(c) Be married.
(d) Run the house.

4. 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) With no clothes on.
(d) Loose hair and flowers.

5. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "If she starts having children you'll be _____ day and night."
(a) Sewing.
(b) Lying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Eating.

6. How many daughters does Bernarda have?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

8. 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) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Magdalena.

9. How does Poncia say she saw Adela sitting at her window the night before in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Crying.
(b) Naked.
(c) Smiling.
(d) In her nightgown.

10. What do Martirio and Amelia show Adela that is for Angustias in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Lace.
(c) Silk.
(d) Velvet.

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

12. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A brightly colored fan.
(d) A coat.

13. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The front porch.
(c) The patio.
(d) The back yard.

14. What does Bernarda meet with a lawyer about in the play?
(a) The deed to her house.
(b) Her inheritance.
(c) Her daughter's money.
(d) Her husband's will.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria Josefa say the women in the house's hearts will turn to near the end of Act 1, Part 3?

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

3. What does Bernarda suggest her daughters can do with their hope chests during their time of mourning?

4. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?

5. 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?

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