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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Complete the sentence by Poncia in the play, "Cling to that ______, and forget him."
(a) Dream.
(b) Hope.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

4. What time did Poncia say she actually heard Pepe leave the house in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) 4:00 a.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 2:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

5. Complete the sentence by Adela in the play, "Sometimes she looks into my room to see if I'm ________."
(a) Alone.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Awake.
(d) Alive.

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

7. Who tells how her husband came to her window and proposed by saying he wanted to touch her?
(a) The Servant.
(b) Poncia.
(c) Bernarda.
(d) Magdalena.

8. What does Poncia come in with as the women mourners go out in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Empty glasses.
(b) Platters of food.
(c) An animal.
(d) A bag of money.

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

10. Which of the daughters says the real reason a young woman cannot leave her house is because she is afraid of Bernarda?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Angustias.
(c) Adela.
(d) Martirio.

11. What does Adela complain about Martirio to Poncia in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) He is irritating.
(b) He is annoying.
(c) He is suspicious.
(d) He is worrisome.

12. 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.

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

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

15. What does Magdalena say that Angustias did just like her father in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Snored.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Talked through her nose.
(d) Gurgled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Poncia say she has worked for Bernarda?

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 does Bernarda tell Poncia to bring out to the men who gave her money?

4. 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 ______."

5. Where does Bernarda tell Poncia to take drinks to the men who are at her house mourning?

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