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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Poncia tell Adela will probably happen to Angustias soon after she marries Pepe that will allow her to marry him?
(a) Adela will intervene.
(b) Pepe will divorce her.
(c) She will die in childbirth.
(d) Poncia will kill her.

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

4. Who has just died at the beginning of the play?
(a) Bernarda's mother.
(b) Bernarda's father.
(c) Bernarda's husband.
(d) Bernarda's grandmother.

5. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

6. Who goes out to get linen for the girls to start work on their hope chests?
(a) Adela.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Angustias.

7. Complete the sentence spoken by Bernarda in the play, "But they forget them when you put a plate of ______ in front of them".
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Chickpeas.
(d) Fruit.

8. What does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Wine.

9. What does Poncia inspect and finds spots on?
(a) The counters.
(b) Silverware.
(c) Plates.
(d) Glassware.

10. What is the name of the daughter who talks about a young woman the family used to know that was sociable but isn't allowed anywhere now?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

11. What does Adela say she would do to put out the fire she feels?
(a) Anything.
(b) Whatever she can do.
(c) Whatever Pepe asks.
(d) Kill.

12. What noise is heard at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A jingle bell.
(b) A yell.
(c) A church bell.
(d) A siren.

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

14. What does Martirio say is one of the few good things she has left in her life?
(a) Nice underwear.
(b) Books.
(c) Good linens.
(d) Love.

15. What does Adela say she is going into the village wearing the next day after the funeral?
(a) Her green dress.
(b) Her black veil.
(c) Flowers in her hair.
(d) Her white shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the sentence by Amelia in the play, "_________ is to blame, it makes life impossible".

2. What color is the dress Adela changes into out of her mourning clothes?

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

4. Who do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias talk about at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

5. What does a woman who was abducted from her home return the following morning with, according to the story in Act 1, Part 3?

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