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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who makes a pointed comment about Adela not sleeping well in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Poncia.

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

6. In what way does Bernarda tell Poncia to have the men leave the house?
(a) As soon as possible.
(b) Later on in the night.
(c) Carefully.
(d) The way they came in.

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

8. Who says that her body is hers to do with what she chooses?
(a) Bernarda.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

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

10. 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 Poncia.
(b) Amelia and Magdalena.
(c) Magdalena and Amelia.
(d) Adela and Martirio.

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

12. Complete this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "On that day I will lock myself up in a room with her and _______ at her for an entire year."
(a) Look.
(b) Stare.
(c) Spit.
(d) Glare.

13. Finish this sentence spoken by Poncia in the play, "The rest of them: lots of fine lace and linen camisoles, but nothing to their names but bread and ______".
(a) Cheese.
(b) Water.
(c) Liver.
(d) Wine.

14. How many years does Bernarda say she and her family will have to be in mourning?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Six months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slyly suggests that Adela plans on giving her body to Pepe?

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

3. How does Angustias describe her proposal from Pepe?

4. What does the person who comes to the door in Act 1, Part 1, say they always get from the house?

5. Who tells how her husband came to her window and proposed by saying he wanted to touch her?

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