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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "I always knew you were women who couldn't wait to _____ themselves at the windows, and break your mourning."
(a) Have.
(b) Showcase.
(c) Be.
(d) Display.

2. How many days do we learn that Pepe's family will be coming for Angustias in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. Who does Poncia tell Bernarda that Pepe truly loves?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Adela.
(d) Magdalena.

4. Which of the women does not go out to watch the reapers from an upstairs window?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Poncia.
(d) Adela.

5. What does Martirio say was just a joke in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Pepe wanting to marry Angustias.
(b) Her stealing Pepe's picture.
(c) Her making fun of Adela.
(d) Her wanting to move out of the house.

6. Which of the women do not come into the room just as Adela is saying she belongs to Pepe?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Martirio.
(c) Magdalena.
(d) Poncia.

7. Who comes in the room and accuses Poncia of lying about Pepe in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Angustias.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Amelia.

8. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "May you be cut to _______, you little good-for-nothing."
(a) Nothing.
(b) Bits.
(c) Pieces.
(d) Chunks.

9. What do the Servant and Poncia hear that suggests somebody must be passing by in Act 3, Part 2?
(a) A gate opening.
(b) A barking dog.
(c) A knock.
(d) A bell.

10. Who does Bernarda tell Angustias to patch things up with in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Magdalena.
(b) Adela.
(c) Martirio.
(d) Amelia.

11. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "If the villagers want to make ____ accusations they will find I am hard as rock."
(a) Bad.
(b) Rude.
(c) Mean.
(d) False.

12. Complete the sentence by Martirio in the play, "I couldn't care less what happens above the _________."
(a) Floors.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Rooftops.
(d) Stars.

13. What does Adela says she needs to do when she gets up from the dinner table in Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Ride the horse.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Wash dishes.

14. What does Bernarda say Angustias must do right away when talking to Poncia at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?
(a) Have children.
(b) Get married.
(c) Move away.
(d) Die.

15. Complete the sentence by Bernarda in the play, "Place a burning coal where her _____ lies."
(a) Mind.
(b) Soul.
(c) Sin.
(d) Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bernarda's friend who joins them for dinner in Act 3, Part 1?

2. What does Poncia wonder about Martirio regarding Pepe's picture?

3. Who does Bernarda say they will have to keep out of the house in Act 2, Part 3?

4. What does Maria Josefa carry into the room in Act 3, Part 2?

5. What does Poncia hint to Bernarda that is going on in her family in Act 2, Part 3?

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