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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 courtyard.
(d) The front porch.

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

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

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

5. At what time does Poncia reveal she was up and saw Pepe talking with Angustias at her window?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 2:00 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

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

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

8. Who do Amelia, Magdalena, Martirio, and Angustias talk about at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Adela.
(c) Maria Josefa.
(d) Bernarda.

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

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) Engaged.
(b) Happy.
(c) Intimate.
(d) Loving.

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

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

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

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

15. What is the name of the person cleaning with a servant at the beginning of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Poncia.
(b) Bernarda.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Adela give Bernarda that she throws to the side?

4. What is Bernarda's mother's name?

5. What does Bernarda tell the servants to do when she first enters the room in Act 1, Part 1?

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